Serenoa repens ~ Saw Palmetto, Green connect-to-protect stiff dark green grass-like foliage

stiff dark green grass-like foliage

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Requires full shade if grown in hot summer areas

It has dark green leaves that turn yellow in the fall

Serenoa repens ~ Saw Palmetto, Green connect-to-protect stiff dark green grass-like foliageSaw Palmetto is a small native evergreen fan palm that grows in thickets. Its deeply divided foliage that can be green or silvery is arranged like a fan and has sharp spines along the petiole. The showy summer panicles of fragrant golden white flowers are followed by fruits that ripen in fall. Grows best in sandy well drained loam soils. Drought tolerant once established. This is a green leafed selection. Serenoa repens acts as a host plant for