Monday, November 16, 2009

Cardboard palm


A cardboard palm is not a palm tree, but considered a palm-like plant. It is often used as an indoor potted plant or in landscapes underneath tall trees and plants. It is very easy to grow even in cold climates. It just requires feed couple times a year: in early spring and late summer.


A cardboard palm is a prehistoric plant, it hasn't changed a lot since the age of the dinosaur. A Cardboard palm get is name from its stiff leaves which feel like cardboard and plastic. The leaves are very similar in shape to fern leaves. A cardboard palm is a clumping plant that grows 10 feet wide and 3 feet tall. The botanical name for this plant is the Zamia furfuracea.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Palm Trees




















Palm Trees are any flowering tropical plants with a single or multiple stems and feather or fan shaped fronds on the top of the stem. All palm trees are unbranched. They look like trees, but some of them are shrubs. Palm trees usually grow in hot tropical climate, but sometimes they can be seen in north cold climates.