This article introduces the mediterranean fan palm chamaerops humilis a suckering fan palm that is native to southern europe along the mediterranean coast.
Chamaerops humilis cerifera blue mediterranean fan palm.
Silvery forms seem to be a bit slower growing than normal chamaerops.
Cerifa are a lovely pale blue color which becomes more vivid as they mature.
8 1815 chamaerops is a genus of flowering plants in the family arecaceae the only currently fully accepted species is chamaerops humilis variously called european fan palm or the mediterranean dwarf palm it is one of the most cold hardy palms and is used in landscaping in temperate climates.
Some varieties are really silvery and incredibly ornamental.
They start off with green leaves progressing to blue.
Instead of green foliage like the species this variety has powder blue foliage with silver undersides similar to brahea armata.
The blue mediterranean fan palm which grows in the atlas mountains in morocco up to 1700 m 5600 ft.
It is very similar in appearance to the normal chamaerops humilis except that the narrow fan palm leaves are a different colour.
Basically the same plant as chamaerops humilis except bluish silver leaves.