Butia Species, Wooly Butia, Woolly Jelly Palm

Butiaeriospatha

Family
Arecaceae (ar-ek-AY-see-ee)
Genus
Butia (BEW-tee-uh)
Species
eriospatha (er-ee-oh-SPAY-thu)
Synonym
Cocos eriospatha
Syagrus eriospatha
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Water Requirements
Foliage Color
Where to Grow
Bloom Characteristics
Bloom Size
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This Plant is Vunerable (VU)
Soil pH requirements
Patent Information
Propagation Methods
Seed Collecting
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Queen Creek, Arizona

Kennedy, California

San Leandro, California

Lecanto, Florida

Ocala, Florida

Augusta, Georgia

Chicago, Illinois

North, South Carolina

Cedar Park, Texas

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Gardener's Notes:

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positives
0
neutral
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negative
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North, SC (Zone 8a) | February 2013 | positive

Great palm for Zone 9 here in central South Carolina.

I
Chicago, IL | November 2010 | positive

I found that this palm in the ground grow 2 to 3 times faster than its cousin Butia capitata

P
Acton, CA (Zone 8b) | February 2004 | positive

Really looks a lot like the regular Butia (capitata) only it has brown, fuzzy flower spathes. Guess that was enough to label it as a dif...Read More

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