Trachycarpus fortunei Charlotte Western Europe divide established clumps and spread

divide established clumps and spread them out

topped in spring with a flower that includes a purple to violet pouch with similarly colored arching sepals

you can always use it for one of its many medicinal qualities

bean pole-like flower scapes to 10' tall

Trachycarpus fortunei Charlotte Western Europe divide established clumps and spreadAlways on the lookout for hardy palm selections, I sighted two magnificent 30' specimens of hardy windmill palms on Ridgeway Drive in Charlotte, NC, in the late 1970s. We are thrilled to make available seedlings of this particularly winter hardy strain that we named Trachycarpus fortunei 'Charlotte'. All Trachycarpus fortunei will tolerate some shade, but their growth rate will slow dramatically.