Below are pictures of about thirty five palm species that all do well in Southern California. In the group of palms below, I left off the most common species that, it seems, everyone knows about. So, there are no Queen Palms and Mexican Fan Palms below. But, this group includes species that may be a bit unusual and more interesting. This is not a complete list. For instance, within any given genus, there may be dozens other species that do well here. If I showed every species that you can grow, it would be too overwhelming. So, I’ve kept it simple and show representative pictures. I think, for a starting point, this will suffice.
I have chosen to show mature plants in gardens. I tried to use mostly pictures from gardens in Southern California to show examples. Some are from elsewhere. This provides a quick view of species that you may want to try. Some are for sun, others for shade. Some are more difficult to grow than others. I’m not commenting on each species presently. But, throughout my Blog, there are comments on almost all of these. If you don’t live here in Southern California, realize that many of these species may live in your area as well.
I hope you enjoy this. We, of course, have most or all of these palms for sale at the nursery in an assortment of sizes. And, for your enthusiasts, we probably have several hundred other cool species for you to try.
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana |
Bismarckia nobiis |
Brahea armata |
Caryota gigas |
Chambeyronia macrocarpa |
Chamaedorea costaricana |
Coccothrinax species |
Copernicia baileyana |
Cryosophila species |
Cyphophoenix species’ |
Dypsis decaryi |
Dypsis decipiens |
Dypsis leptocheilos |
Dypsis onilahensis |
Euterpe edulis |
Hedyscepe canterbur. |
Howea forsteriana |
Howea belmoreana |
Jubaea chilensis |
Kentiopsis oliviformis |
Livistona decipiens |
Parajubaea torallyi |
Phoenix rupicola |
Pinanga coronata |
Pritchardia species |
Pritchardia species |
Ravenea glauca |
Ravenea species |
Rhapis humilus |
Rhopalostylis sapida |
Roystonea borinquena |
Sabal causiarum |
Syagrus pseudococos |
Veitchia arecina |
Wodyetia bifurcata |
On all the genera above there may be many more species within the same genus that also grow well for us here. I apologize if I haven’t included your favorite species in this group, but this is meant to be a brief introduction and I wanted to keep it simple. I have utilized these species in a brief article summarizing Palms for Southern California elsewhere at this website |
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