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How to grow cotton palm
Characteristics of Washingtonia filifera
| Summer. Very small flowers in inflorescences until 5 m long, hanging.Leaves reaching till two meters. They possess many segments covered with cottony threads what determines that in their origin place (Arizona and California) this palm is known as “Cotton palm” The axis of the leaf is covered with thorns, and it possesses a very long petiole. Dead leaves hang of the plant giving it a characteristic aspect. Black fruits in berry. It can attain 18 m. |
| Water it scarcely. It is a plant that comes from a very dry climate. |
| Square or avenue plant. Very appropriate for the ornamental value of its upright and strong trunk as well as the feather of dead leaves hanging down. It adapts very well in places of dry and hot climate. |
| Sun, it needs a warm climate. |
| By means of seeds in spring. |
| It adapts to all type of soil, even poor. It doesn’t tolerate the flooding. |
All species of “Washingtonia“
Washingtonia robusta —————– Mexican fan palm, Mexican Washingtoniana palm
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This article was endorsed by Julián Masats - Technical agricultural engineer specialized in horticulture and gardening.
Written by Julián Masats Technical agricultural engineer specialized in horticulture and gardening.
4 June, 2021
