Serenoa repens (blue form) Conifers Hardy in USDA zones 6

Hardy in USDA zones 6 through 9

prized for arching

asking instead for shade

and parts of China

For the longer story of the better-known relative

Serenoa repens (blue form) Conifers Hardy in USDA zones 6A silver blue jewel among native palms, this is the rare glaucous form of saw palmetto, the low fan palm that carpets the pine flatwoods and coastal plains of the Deep South. Most saw palmettos wear green leaves, but this selection, native chiefly to the east coast of Florida, holds fans of striking silvery blue, a metallic glaucous bloom that lifts the plant from a workhorse native to an ornamental of real presence. Like the green form, the blue saw