Needle Palm
Rhapidophyllum hystrix
Needle Palm is a shrub for focal point, structure, suited to full sun to partial shade and clay or loam, flowering varies by climate.
| Type | Shrub |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 180 cm |
| Spread | 180 cm |
| Aspect | full sun to partial shade |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Hardiness | USDA 7a-11b |
| Pollinator-friendly | No |
| Pet-safe | Yes |
Where to use it in a border
At around 180 cm, it sits best toward the back of a border, or on its own as a focal point with room around it. Give it about 180 cm of room to spread. It is hardy across USDA zones 7a to 11b, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, clay soil, evergreen plants, pet-safe plants.
Border Builder uses Needle Palm's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
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Worth knowing
- Evergreen, so it keeps the border furnished through winter.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- Anise/Blue Sageto flower when it does not
- Atamasco Rain Lilyto edge in front
- Creeping Phlox 'Sherwood Purple'to edge in front
- Florida Leucothoefor height behind it
- Giant Blue / Louisiana Iristo flower when it does not
- Golden Cannato flower when it does not