Light
Sun: at least 6 direct hours daily.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Cabbage Palm
Sabal palmetto
Tropical & indoor plants · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Cabbage Palm (Sabal palmetto) has a columnar growth form. Flower colours recorded: cream/tan, white.
A space where it can thrive
Growth habit: columnar. Outdoor hardiness is listed below; choose a sheltered growing site appropriate to your plant and pot.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions. Botanical photo reference: Katja Schultz · Source · CC BY 2.0.
Your care routine
Watering
Maintain soil moisture, adjusting irrigation to the actual root-zone moisture. Excess water must drain away.
Soil & drainage
Soil reaction: Acid (<6.0), Alkaline (>8.0), Neutral (6.0-8.0).
Fertilizer
The source advises annual feeding with a suitable palm or slow-release product.
Outdoor hardiness
Outdoor winter hardiness reported: USDA zones 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b. This is not an indoor temperature setting.
Through the seasons
If pruning leaves, remove brown leaves rather than healthy green ones.
Pets & little ones
This record does not provide a toxicity assessment. That does not establish safety for people or pets; do not ingest plant material.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.