Palm Special

When we moved to Miami 4 years ago and bought a house, I couldn't believe there wasn't a palm on the property. After all, how can you live in paradise without a palm??? I love the sound of the wind whishing through the fronds, it's my happy place.

So, a couple of years ago, I asked for a palm as a little Mother's Day present. I got something else which was wonderful, but no palms. Time has gone by and no palms, but in the last week we've become the lucky owners of 7 palms - totally worth the wait!!!


For the most part palms are not native to Florida - surprised? They are from Africa and Asia mostly. Here's another factoid - palms are not trees - they are more like grasses. Interesting? I'm just a fount of information on any given topic and loads of fun at cocktail parties, really! So here's a tour of some of new palms, as promised, Mom.


This is a bottle palm - commonly from Cuba - it reminds me of the milk bottle at the Children's Museum in Boston - only smaller and without ice cream.



Native palm - cocothrinax radiata aka Florida Thatch Palm
Pimento palm = the middle sticks up like red pepper sticking out of an olive, makes me think of Tim's granny
Bismarkia - this will be huge someday and very silvery green - luv it!