Description: This could be the most attractive hybrid palm in the world! Its droopy leaflets create a beautiful, tropical look that appeals to everybody. It is a very fast grower and has generally low fertilizer and water needs. Seeds off a Foxy Lady Hybrid are typically sterile so you don’t have a bunch of seedlings popping up underneath the parent tree. It is a self-cleaning palm as well. The Foxy Lady first showed up in Australia where the Foxtail mother is native, but seemed to show up concurrently in South Florida around the same time- late 1980’s to early 1990’s. The seed parent (mother) is Wodyetia bifurcata (Foxtail Palm) which is native to Australia. The pollen parent is Veichia arecina (aka Veitchia montgomeryana; Sunshine Palm; Montgomery Palm) native to Vanuatu in the South Pacific. Production is fairly easy and subsequent seeds seem to be mostly viable. About 66% of seedlings come up variegated when flowers are manually cross-pollenated. Hybrids also come up naturally when both parents are growing and flowering on the same property, but the percentage is much lower, maybe 1-2%. The variegation is always stable (the plant does not grow out of it), but can range from yellow to pure white. Variegated specimens are slower growing, produce thinner trunks, and don’t like full sun as much.
Sun Requirements: Full sun, partial sun, or shade
Growth Rate: Very fast. Some reports in Hawaii have stated growth of up to 6 feet of trunk per year. Mature height in sub-tropical climates is probably about 50-60 feet.
Fertilizer: Low
Cold Tolerance: USDA Zone 9b-11 (possibly Zone 9a once established and in a protected spot)
Description of what you are buying: A live palm tree about 16-20 inches (40-50cm) tall currently growing in a 3x8 inch Treepot (pictured).
Where we ship: FREE USPS Priority Mail within the United States. We are certified to ship to all lower 48 states, including TX, AZ, and CA, plus most foreign countries (with a phytosanitary certificate). We do not ship to HI or AK. For international orders, we send via USPS Global Express mail including phyto, invoice, customs declaration, and packing slip (billed separately).
When we ship: Orders are shipped Monday morning and Wednesday afternoon each week (except for holidays). We do our best to check on the weather between Florida and the final destination and may need to delay shipping a bit during winter to avoid frost en route.
How we ship: All palms are shipped bare-root with moist sphagnum moss and are cushioned with newspaper to ensure a safe journey to your home.
