Phoenicophorium Species, Borsig's Palm, Latanier Palm, Thief Palm

A beautiful palm but watch out for those spines, they are sharp. I have one growing in Golden Beach, Florida in zone 10B-11. It also hate...Read Mores the wind. By Gregg L. Friedman MD

I thought this a fitting place marker to memorialize the spot where our landscaper stole some prized bromeliad specimens. The French nam...Read Moree refers to a specimen which was stolen:

'The original plant was stolen from London's Kew Gardens (hence the generic name) and turned up in the private palm-house of amateur horticulturist August Borsig of Berlin. (He owned an ironworks factory and used the heat produced to keep his glasshouses warm.)' source: storywww.curioustaxonomy.net/misc/stories.html

The vivid orange trunk and black spines make this a gorgeous statement in the garden. Ours grows in a slightly shaded entry protected from wind and cold. It's surprising it isn't more common in Florida gardens.

Seychelles palm with enormous undividied leaves (except what wind damage does- which is actually the norm). Leaves up to 8' long and dee...Read Morep emerald green, though the new leaves are a deep maroon. It is a monoecious palm that is very cold sensitive. It is similar in appearance to a Pelagodoxa, only with more color (more oranges and yellows in petioles and stems). Grows up to 50' in large stands on the islands. Best as a single specimen in the landscape rather than a group, though.