Plant: evergreen palms to 90'

Origin: southeast USA along coast, marshes, and interior forests

Zone: 8 - tropics

Flowers: mature plants develop hanging sprays of tiny, cream flowers in late spring/summer. Black, buoyant, salt tolerant, inedible dates are formed in autumn.

Foliage: Large, fan-shaped, palmate leaves. Old "boots", leaf petioles, form an attractive bark pattern

Culture: sun to shady understories. Rich, well-drained soil. Seeds can sprout nearly anywhere, including epiphytically.