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.