With both low spreading and tall varieties, this evergreen plant blooms with light blue, fragrant flowers in winter and spring. It works well as ground cover or as a hedge or border. This slow growing palm reaches 15' in height. It is the hardiest of all palms, survives freezing, and tolerates wind. This low-maintenance plant works well as an accent or border with its showy yellow flowers.
Flowers open only in the evening or on cloudy days and close at sunrise .
It makes a great ground cover and offers erosion control . Turf is the most thirsty landscape component. A lawn uses four times as much water as anything else in landscaping. Fescue, Bermuda, Augustine, and Buffalo are good water efficient grasses. Fescue is a low-maintenance grass that resist diseases and tolerates shade and some drought .