Brahea decumbens Leonotis umbrella-type leaf

umbrella-type leaf

The color from the purple stolons runs into the base of the glossy green leaves

well-drained soils for best performance in a light

topped in May with huge 10" white flowers

dusty blue leaves

Brahea decumbens Leonotis umbrella-type leafConsidered the hardiest of the genus Brahea, this rare endemic palm hails from the alkaline Sierra Madre Orientale Mountains in northeastern Mexico where it's endangered thanks to the abundance of hungry goats. Brahea decumbens is ridiculously slow growing and any nurseryman who even tries to grow it commercially needs his head examined. Eventually, the immature green leaves turn a beautiful silvery grey and adorn the 6' tall x 10' wide specimen that,