Butia odorata Brown/Tan Foliage Plants butter-yellow flowers with a white

butter-yellow flowers with a white central stripe down the middle of each petal

the clumps are topped with attractive 20" tall scapes of light purple flowers that delight hummingbirds

any totally dead stems should also be removed

seedlings are not a problem from Zone 7b north

When the 10'-12' tall deer-resistant clumps mature (18 years in our climate)

Butia odorata Brown/Tan Foliage Plants butter-yellow flowers with a whiteThe Jelly palm was is most certainly one of Elvis's favorites rumor has him recently sighted in South America growing Jelly palms. Butia odorata is the more cold tolerant (Southern Brazil, Uruguay, and Parauary endemic) relative of the more common Butia capitata. Butia odorata is a slow growing specimen palm that's the most cold hardy of the "feather leaf" palms reliable to about 15 degrees F. Below that temperature, protect the trunks during extended