Washingtonia palm
Washingtonia robusta (likely)
A small fan palm labelled Washingtonia, with one green fan leaf, thread-like fibres and old cut stems. The threads and red-brown leaf bases point to W. robusta, the Mexican fan palm. Bought as a rescue.
- Common name
- Washingtonia palm
- Section
- Houseplants
- Spot
- Indoors
- Soil
- Nursery compost
- Options
Potential
An architectural palm for a container. It lives indoors; summers outside are an option once it has more than one leaf.
- From
- A local nursery, visited by Kirsty and her mum, Oct 2026
- Age
- About 3 years (best guess)
- Next repot
- tbc
- Edible
- ❌ Not for eating.
- Hardy
- 🤔 Borderline: a bright, frost-free spot for winter
- Garden-centre price
- about £20 (estimate)
Care & updates
- Observation
A bronze-leaved wood sorrel (Oxalis corniculata) is flowering at the foot of the trunk. Pretty, and a keen self-seeder, so it stays under observation.
- Observation
Leaf close-ups: likely Washingtonia robusta.
- Arrived
Came home from the nursery with Kirsty and her mum. Put somewhere sheltered and checked it wasn't bone dry. Roots not looked at yet.
- Moved indoors
Brought indoors for the night.
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Palm trees flying past at speed. This one is slower.
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