What is the European palm of the fans?
Chamaerops is a genus of plants that is a member of the Arecaceae family. In this family there is only one known species, Champaerops humilis , commonly known as the European fan palm. The European palm of the fans is originally from the Western Mediterranean region, but is often used in landscaping as a decorative plant. Because this palm is much harder than most other palms, it has become a popular accessory to the outer gardens in warmer parts of the world. From this base, several smaller stems, which are protected by sharp spines, grow to a possible height of 15 feet (4.6 meters) and spread about 6 to 10 feet (1.8 to 3 meters) when growing outside. However, it will usually be higher than 4 feet (1.2 meters) when growing in a pot.
On these stems, leaves in the shape of a fan grow to a width of up to 24 inches (60 centimeters). Each leaf on the European fan on the fan consists of 10 to 20 leaflets, which are usually 20 to 36 inches (50.8 to 91.4 centimeters long). Flyers may vary in color depending on ROStlin and can be yellowish green, blue green or silvery green.
flowers usually bloom on the European palm of fans during the late spring and summer months. These small bright, yellow flowers are grouped near the base near the trunk and one often must look hard to find them because they are usually hidden by large dense leaves of the plant. More often than not, the flowers of these palms are two, which means that there are either male or female flowers on any of the plants.
As the autumn is approaching, the flowers of this palm will retreat to a small inconspicuous fruit. Like the flowers of the European palms of fans, the fruit is grouped near the stem and is hard to see. Often GetTtoto fruit is on average not more than 0.5 inches (1.3 centimeters), is round and hard. The color may vary, but it is usually an orange or brown shade.
Warker climate of southwestern Europe and Northwest Africa are home to EuropeanKé palms of fans and find it in countries such as Portugal, Spain, Italy, Morocco and Tunisia. After strong cold weather in Florida parts, many other types of palms destroyed, the European palm of the fans became quite popular in the United States. It is able to survive most of the conditions of drought and can also tolerate temperatures up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit (-12 degrees of the whole). For this reason, it is now planted in parts of the southern United States to the north as Georgia.