Latin Name: Acoelorrhaphe Wrightii.
Common Name: Paurotis Palm, Everglades Palm, Saw Cabbage Palm.
Native to: Southern Florida, Caribbean, SE Mexico, Columbia.
Hardiness: Down to around -6
Growth: Clustering palm with slender trunks covered in brown fibre. Slow growing with deeply divided fan shaped leaves, light green on upper surface, silvery beneath. Armed with fine thorns on the petioles. Tolerant of wet soil and moderately tolerant of salt.
Sunlight: Full / partial shade.
Exposure: Sheltered.
Soil: Acid soils.

Moisture: Keep moist. Do not allow to dry between waterings
Feeding: Feed during the growing season.