Sabal minor Welfare Caesalpinia this mallow relative is everblooming

this mallow relative is everblooming

In good soil and average to damp moisture conditions

tender perennial attractive to hummingbirds

an easy-to-grow first cousin to the famed aroid Dracunculus vulgaris

Rosettes of broad green foliage are a bit like a small Hosta though the leaves of Calanthe are pleasantly pleated

Sabal minor Welfare Caesalpinia this mallow relative is everbloomingSabal minor 'Welfare' is from a very interesting population of sabals growing in the Kendall County, Texas ghost town of Welfare. These poor scrub palms are growing in mostly open grassland, with many trunked specimens reaching 8' in height. It's possible these are another remnant population of hybrids between Sabal minor and Sabal mexicana, but who knows. Thanks to Texas plantsman Steve Lowe for sharing seed so we could make these oddities available.