Best cold hardy silver/blue palms

[Jerrrod]

Hi guys, what’s your favorite silver/blue palms. Let’s only keep it zone 8b and lower, if any.  Please don’t tempt us with a zone 10b palm.

[SeanK]

I have to say Brahea armata. Some of the B.odorata lean towards blue also. 

[Fusca]

Lots of choices for fan palms if you can find them: Sabal uresana 'highlands' form, Chamaerops humilis 'argentea', Brahea armata, Brahea 'super silver', Serenoa repens silver form, and Nannorrhops richiana 'arabica'.  Not as many for pinnate palms.  Butia odorata has a nice silver form and Phoenix dactylifera can be somewhat silver or Phoenix theophrasti like this one at Kopsick.  All should be good for zone 8b except maybe for the Nannorrhops if your winters are wet and cold.  Right now it's one of my favorites.

[NC_Palms]

The silver varieties of Serenoa repens or chamaerops humilis could be an option. 

[SeanK]

1 minute ago, NC_Palms said:

The silver varieties of Serenoa repens or chamaerops humilis could be an option. 

Chamaerhops tends to lose the waxy coating in wetter climates and Serenoa should be planted in sand. With care, both are possible 

[NC_Palms]

Just now, SeanK said:

Chamaerhops tends to lose the waxy coating in wetter climates and Serenoa should be planted in sand. With care, both are possible 

Oh gosh don’t remind me about Serenoa repens needing sand lmao. I used to grow these without a single problem at my old property but now since I im moved to an area that is mostly clay, I keep getting spear pulls on these. It’s been so frustrating lol 

But yea still a good palm in sandy soil. might recommend holding off in anything but sand. 

[Jerrrod]

Thanks guys, what about Decumbens? BTW that Theo is amazing. Which ones are the fastest?