Cabbage Palmetto

Sabal palmetto (Walter) Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult. f.

Palm family

Plant Type

Tree

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

100.0 feet

Flower Color

White

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Medium

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Host Atheloca subrufella, Homaledra heptathalama, Homaledra sabalella, Litoprosopus futilis, Seirarctia echo

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.