Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Palm or Cycad
Origin
Madagascar
Mexico
Types
Bismarckia nobilis
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Number of Varieties
130
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, tropical environments
Desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-1510-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12-7
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
152.00 cm370.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm180.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Chocolate
Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Silver, Gray
Green, Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Silver, Gray
Green, Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Silver, Gray
Green, Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Silver, Gray
Green, Olive, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Costapalmate
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Reduce water once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Larva, Palmetto weevil
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Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Birds
Allergy
Oral Cancers
Inflammation, poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antidepressant
-
Part of Plant Used
Nut
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Other Uses
Chewing
Gum, Used as a chewing gum, Wax
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Tropical
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
BISMARCKIA nobilis
CHAMAEDOREA pochutlensis
Common Name
Bismarck Palm
Cannelilla Mexico
In Hindi
Bismarck Palm
Canelilla
In German
Bismarck Palm
Euphorbia antisyphilitica
In French
Bismarck Palm
Canelilla
In Spanish
Bismarck Palm
Euphorbia antisyphilitica
In Greek
Bismarck Palm
Canelilla
In Portuguese
Bismarck Palm
Canelilla
In Polish
Bismarck Palm
Canelilla
In Latin
Bismarck Palm
Canelilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Monocotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arecales
Euphorbiales
Family
Arecaceae
Arecaceae
Genus
Bismarckia
Euphorbia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Borasseae
Euphorbieae
Subfamily
Coryphoideae
Euphorbioideae
Number of Species
1107
1
27800
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