Brahea armata

🌴 Brahea armata – Mexican Blue Palm
 📏 Height: 10–15 m | 🌿 Fan-shaped, stiff, blue-glaucous leaves
 🪵 Sturdy trunk, often covered with old dry leaves
 🌍 Origin
 🇲🇽 Baja California, Mexico
 📍 Ideal for
 🏜 Mediterranean, desert, rock or coastal gardens
 ✨ Excellent isolated specimen, with a sculptural effect
 🌼 Blooming
 📅 Late spring-summer
 🌾 Long, arching inflorescences (up to 5 m!), creamy yellow
 💧 Resistance
 🌞 Full sun | 🌵 Drought: excellent | ❄️ Frost: up to –10 °C
 Salinity: Good | Dry, sandy, well-drained soil
 🧰 Care
 ✂️ Remove dry leaves for cleanliness and health
 🌱 Slow growing, but very long-lived
 📸 Spectacular foliage: perfect contrast in dry gardens