Grown for its striking foliage color and texture, Bismarckia nobilis (Bismarck Palm) is an evergreen palm adorned with a thick trunk topped by a broad rounded head of gorgeous, stiff, intensely steel-blue, fan-shaped fronds, 4 ft. long and wide (120 cm). The persistent leaf bases are split, creating an attractive pattern on the trunk. Easy to care for, Bismarck Palm can regrow from rare freezes to 25°F (-4°C).

Grown for its striking foliage color, Brahea armata (Mexican Blue Palm) is an erect palm adorned with a thick solitary trunk covered by fibrous leaf bases and topped by a crown of gorgeous, blue-green, fan-shaped fronds. Extremely resistant to sun and drought but also to strong winds, it is quite cold-hardy and can survive short periods at 18ºF (-8ºC). A strong and dramatic statement in the landscape.

Brahea edulis (Guadalupe Palm) is a small to medium-sized palm adorned with a thick solitary trunk and a low canopy of bluish-green, fan-shaped fronds. It is a relatively slow grower, adding 12 in. (30 cm) per year. Resistant to wind, salt, drought, and heat, it can survive short periods at 20ºF (-7ºC). Guadalupe Palm makes a strong and dramatic statement in the landscape.

Slow-growing, Butia capitata (Jelly Palm) is a handsome small evergreen palm with a stout solitary trunk crowned with blue-green to gray-green leaves that curve in towards the trunk. The pinnately compound leaves form a dense, full crown and arch gracefully creating a slightly weeping effect. Easy to grow, Jelly Palm is salt, heat, drought tolerant and among the hardiest feather palms, withstanding temperatures down to 14ºF (-10ºC).

Among the hardiest palms, Chamaerops humilis (European Fan Palm) is a bushy evergreen palm forming a medium-sized rounded shrub or a small tree. It can be stemless or multi-trunked (with up to 8 trunks). It is crowned by large, fine-textured, blue-green to silver-green, fan-shaped leaves. Heat, salt, strong winds, and drought tolerant, it can withstand temperatures down to 10ºF (-12ºC).

Slow-growing, Dioon edule (Chestnut Dioon) is an elegant, palm-like, evergreen cycad with an open rosette of large, stiff and straight, blue-green, pinnate leaves, up to 3-6 ft. long (90-180 cm). Borne atop a short stocky trunk, the leaves are divided into up to 120-160 spine-tipped, narrow leaflets. Drought and salt tolerant, Dioon edule is also one of the most cold hardy cycads. It can survive temperatures down to 22ºF (-5ºC).

Regarded by many as one of the most impressive palms in the world, Jubaea chilensis (Chilean Wine Palm) is a slow-growing evergreen palm with a huge and massive gray trunk supporting a dense crown of 40-50 gracefully arching featherlike leaves. Extremely slow-growing and long-lived (several hundred years), Chilean Wine Palm is also the most cold-hardy feather palm. It can withstand temperatures as low as 7°F (-14°C).

A beautiful species with its soft, cascading appearance, Livistona chinensis (Chinese Fan Palm) is a medium-sized evergreen palm with a slender trunk adorned with up to 50 large, coarse-textured, emerald-green, palmate leaves, up to 3-6 ft. across (90-180 cm). Fairly slow-growing and exotic-looking, Livistona chinensis tolerates dry periods and enjoys fair salt tolerance. Cold-hardy, it can withstand temperatures down to 15-20°F (-9 to -12°C).

Slow-growing, Phoenix canariensis (Canary Island Date Palm) is a majestic evergreen palm tree with a stout trunk topped with a rich green, rounded crown with up to 100 gracefully arching featherlike fronds. Easy to grow, Canary Island Date Palm is drought and salt tolerant. It also tolerates significant winter cold but may suffer frond damage when temperatures dip to 18°F (-8°C).

One of the best-known palms, Phoenix dactylifera (Date Palm) is a tall evergreen palm tree with a slender trunk topped with a crown of 100 - 120 gracefully arching, feather-like fronds that can reach 10-16 ft. in length (3-5 m). The Date Palm is one of the longest cultivated plants in the world, having been grown at least 5,000 years ago. Slow-growing, it is hardy to 25°F (-4°C), but the leaves may be severely damaged.

One of the hardiest palms, Rhapidophyllum hystrix (Needle Palm) is a shrubby, rounded, evergreen palm with a short, thick trunk and large, palmate, lustrous dark green leaves that can reach 3 ft. in diameter (90 cm). Tolerating drought and heavy soils, Needle Palm is also hardy to 5°F (-15°C). It may be killed to the ground, but since it is a suckering palm, it may come back from such a hard freeze.

Reminiscent of bamboos, Rhapis excelsa (Lady Palm) is a small evergreen palm with upright, slender, bamboo-like canes bearing delicate, glossy, dark green, fan-shaped leaves. The sturdy canes are covered with brown fibers which fall as the plant ages, revealing the bamboo-like trunks. Slow-growing and ridiculously easy to grow, Lady Palm can withstand temperatures down to 18ºF (-7ºC).

One of the hardiest palms, Sabal minor (Dwarf Palmetto) is a small evergreen palm, usually trunkless but sometimes with a short trunk. At the tips of long smooth unarmed petioles are 4-10 huge, fan-shaped leaves that can reach 3 ft. in diameter (90 cm). Salt and drought tolerant, Dwarf Palmetto is also hardy to 10°F (-12°C) with no leaf damage.

Long-lived (up to 150 years), Sabal palmetto (Cabbage Palm) is an elegant evergreen palm with a single trunk and a full, round canopy of costapalmate (between pinnate and palmate), fan-shaped leaves that can reach 6 ft. in length (180 cm). Extremely salt and wind tolerant, Cabbage Palm is also hardy to 15°F (-9°C). Cabbage Palm is widely cultivated for its ornamental characteristics and its rusticity.

A very aristocratic-looking species, Syagrus romanzoffiana (Queen Palm) is an elegant evergreen palm with an exceptionally straight, slender trunk and a high canopy of gracefully arching, feather-like fronds that can reach 8-15 ft. in length (2-5 m). Slow-growing and long-lived (50-150 years), Queen Palm is hardy to 25°F (-4°C), but the leaves may be severely damaged.

Trachycarpus fortunei (Chinese Windmill Palm) is an evergreen palm forming a small tree with a terminal tuft of deeply divided, fan-shaped, dark green leaves, up to 3 ft. wide (1 m). They rise atop a stout trunk that is densely covered with hairy black fibers from old leaf sheaths. Wind, drought, and salt tolerant, Trachycarpus fortunei is quite cold-hardy and can survive short periods at 5ºF (-15ºC).

Washingtonia filifera (California Fan Palm) is a medium to large evergreen palm with a tree-like growth habit. It has a sturdy columnar trunk crowned by beautifully shaped, fan-like, waxy gray-green blades, up to 3-6 ft. long (90-180 cm). Easy to grow and exotic-looking, Washingtonia filifera is quite cold-hardy and can survive short periods at 23ºF (-5ºC).

Fast-growing and very tolerant, Washingtonia robusta (Mexican Fan Palm) is a tall evergreen palm with a columnar trunk topped with a relatively small rounded crown of beautifully shaped, fan-like, rich green leaves, up to 3-5 ft. long (90-150 cm). Easy to grow and exotic-looking, Washingtonia robusta is fairly hardy, but may experience significant frond damage if temperatures dip to 20°F (-6°C).