Our Palms

Queen Palm (Cocos Plumosa)

Scientific Name

Syagrus romanzoffiana

Common Name

Queen Palm (Cocos Plumosa)

Full Grown

Origin

South America

Climate

Freezing point is 25° F. Queen Palm is not drought tolerant, and will grow rapidly, and robustly when irrigated frequently.

History

Romanzoffiana is a Latinized form of the Russian surname “Romanzoff” and honors an 18th-century count. The original scientific name, plumosa, means “feather-like.”

Queen Palm, also known as Cocos Plumosa, has a smooth, erect, grayish trunk ringed with evenly spaced leaf scars and is topped with a large canopy of gentle, thornless limbs.