About Mexican Blue Palm

Mexican Blue Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Rank: 88 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cliffs, Rocky areas, shaded fields, shores

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

370.00 cm

Rank: 51 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue, Silver, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue, Silver, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue, Silver, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

White, Blue Green, Gray Green, Silver, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Circular

2.4 Thorns

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36% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

fungus, Rust aphids, Scale

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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86% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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20% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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39% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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2% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No - Palm Garden Plants has it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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95% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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28% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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No - Palm Garden Plants has it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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66% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Birds

5.12 Allergy

gastro-intestinal problems, Liver disease, Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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73% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Cancer, Diuretic, Expectorant, treating tumours

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Shoots

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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29% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BRAHEA armata

7.2 Common Name

Blue Hesper Palm, Mexican Blue Palm, Blue Fan Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mexican Blue Palm

7.2.2 In German

Mexican Blue Palm

7.2.3 In French

Palmier bleu du Mexique

7.2.4 In Spanish

palma blanca

7.2.5 In Greek

Mexican Blue Palm

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mexican Blue Palm

7.2.7 In Polish

Mexican Blue Palm

7.2.8 In Latin

Mexican Blue Palm

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Arecales

8.5 Family

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Brahea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Mexican Blue Palm

Want to know the properties of Mexican Blue Palm? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Mexican Blue Palm is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are gastro-intestinal problems, Liver disease and Toxic. Mexican Blue Palm Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Astringent, Cancer, Diuretic, Expectorant and treating tumours
Part of plant used: Leaves, Seeds and Shoots

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Mexican Blue Palm Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Mexican Blue Palm. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Mexican Blue Palm physical information is as follows: 610.00 cm tall and 370.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Circular. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Ivory
Leaf color: Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue, Silver and Gray

Care of Mexican Blue Palm

Taking Mexican Blue Palm Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Mexican Blue Palm include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Mexican Blue Palm

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Mexican Blue Palm is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Mexican Blue Palm is a very important plant from . There are 4 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not Available. This plant's habitat is Cliffs, Rocky areas, shaded fields and shores and it comes in the hardiness zone 8-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.