Pindo PalmThe Best Cold Hardy Feather Palm for Phoenix & Scottsdale Pindo Palm (Butia capitata), also known as the Jelly Palm, is the premier cold hardy feather palm for Arizona landscapes. Growing 1020 feet tall with graceful silvery blue arching fronds that span 815 feet, this South American native delivers tropical elegance while shrugging off Phoenix heat, cold snaps, and drought. It even produces edible orange fruit prized for making jelly. Whether you're

and yellow before dropping

Space 5–6 feet apart and they'll fill in within 2–3 growing seasons

Xeriscaped Front Yard Anchor

bright-green growth

textured surface and bold hybrid form set it apart from any other agave in cultivation

It is one of the cleanest poolside perennials for the Valley

Trained flat on a frame

USDA Zones 7–11 (Phoenix is Zone 9b–10a — ideal) Soil Well-draining

Group 3–5 White Cloud plants in a desert bed for a dramatic mass planting that lights up with white flowers after summer rains

It thrives in reflected heat from stucco

Tall Slipper Plant is ideal near pools and patios

then leafs back out