Mexican Blue Palm, Brahea Armata

A very handsome low growing palm with heavily segmented fan shaped leaves, that are blue-gray and waxy, mature height 20’to30’. A native of Baja California. Hardy to 18 degrees. Brahea armata is Distinctive, unique and attractive, the blue hesper palm has a crown of rigid leaves which radiate from the trunk top. Blue hesper palms are considered by many to have the bluest leaves of any palm in the world. The leaves of a hesper palm may also be pastel bluish white or aquamarine in color. Blue hesper palm may grow 50 ft (15.2 m) tall and 16 ft (4.9 m) in width. The blue hesper palm trunk is slightly swollen at the base and grows up to 1.5 ft (0.5 m) in diameter..