The Miraguama palm is a beautiful medium-sized palm with a small crown of fan-shaped leaves. The palm is quite rare in cultivation, but popular among palm collectors. The Coccothrinax Miraguama deserves to be better known and used more often. The Miraguama palm looks the best in group plantings.

Additional Information:

Scientific name: Coccothrinax Miraguama

Family: Arecaceae

Genus: Coccothrinax

Origin: It is native to Cuba.

Growth rate: Slow

Trunk: The trunk is covered in attractive fibrous sheath. With age it become clean and grey. It grows slowly to a heigh of 20 feet.

Leaves: The leaves are small, fan-shaped, circular, flat, dark green above and silver below.

Indoor/Outdoor Use: Both

Maintenance: Low

Light exposure: It grows well in full sun or partial shade. 

Water requirements: It has average water needs.

Drought toleration: It is highly drought tolerant.

Cold toleration: It is cold hardy to 26-28 F.

Flower: Male and female flowers are on the same plant. The cream flowers come in 3 feet long stalks among the leaves.

Fruits: The palm bears round, purple fruits.

Propagation: It is propagated by seeds. Germination occurs in 2-3 months.

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