PlantFiles Pictures: Phoenix Species, Pygmy Date Palm, Robellini Palm (<i>Phoenix roebelenii</i>) by Kell

Pygmy Date Palm,about 25 inches high. Planted in bed along driveway.

by ADKSpirit Sep 5, 2002 7:48 PM

by bermudiana Dec 9, 2002 1:36 PM

Here's some taller specimens used in landscaping in Los Angeles

by palmbob Jul 8, 2003 12:39 AM

Here are typical ferny looking palms growing in the landscaping in Southern California

by palmbob Jul 9, 2003 8:41 PM

This Pygmy Dwarf Palm was planted in a zone 8 climate. Only time will tell if it remains healthy.

by BrownZone8 Jul 21, 2003 11:09 PM

by Happenstance Oct 25, 2003 10:07 PM

Multiheaded variety Seal Beach California

by palmbob Oct 27, 2003 8:43 AM

San Diego, another multi-headed form

by palmbob Oct 27, 2003 11:38 AM

flower detail

by palmbob May 29, 2004 5:52 PM

Tampa - Early August - Flowered in June - A little more than 5' tall -age unknown

by Scarlete Aug 5, 2004 7:57 AM

Trunk with Brown Anole (;

by Scarlete Aug 6, 2004 7:34 AM

Thorns measure 2-4 inches depending on location. Shorter at base.

by Scarlete Aug 7, 2004 10:19 AM

older palm in Ventura showing pruned and unpruned trunk, California

by palmbob Aug 14, 2004 9:00 AM

another multiheaded palm, this one in Ventura Ca, with over a dozen of it's heads arlready cut off

by palmbob Aug 14, 2004 9:00 AM

Three P. robelenii grouped together in an attractive clump. Notice closely that they are fruiting/flowering. Zone 10, se FL.

by NativePlantFan9 Aug 6, 2005 9:52 PM

Hawaiian grown plant

by palmbob Jan 26, 2006 9:38 PM

Brownsville Texas in March, 2005. A good specimen palm for office walls

by BROforest Feb 1, 2006 9:19 PM

This makes a great lacy houseplant.

by Kell May 15, 2006 11:06 PM

Great lacey leaves.

by Kell May 17, 2006 10:28 PM

Dole plantation garden, Wahiawa Oahu. Probably the best and healthiest looking plant I've ever seen of this species.

by GreenEyedGuru Aug 30, 2006 11:34 PM

by cactus_lover Sep 13, 2006 9:28 PM

taller mature palms in Huntington Gardens, Pasadena California

by palmbob Oct 7, 2006 6:29 AM

Pygmy date palm in Athens, GA area - overwintered 05/06 with some protection.

by dstrick7 Oct 26, 2006 10:59 PM

pygmy date in SC

by 1cros3nails4gvn Jan 4, 2007 10:54 PM

pygmy date in SC

by 1cros3nails4gvn Jan 6, 2007 10:55 PM

I love these palms. Because of their size, they fit in small spaces and really complement a larger palm (Kentia shown here) when planted next to one.

by FondOfFronds Apr 21, 2007 1:10 AM

bluffton, south carolina

by 1cros3nails4gvn May 18, 2007 3:30 AM

bluffton, south carolina

by 1cros3nails4gvn May 14, 2007 3:46 AM

by mustangman826 Jan 2, 2008 3:27 AM

Rancho Mirage, CA -2007-

by GoLonny Feb 27, 2008 3:07 AM

by fleurone Apr 28, 2008 6:39 PM

by mustangman826 Jun 17, 2008 1:21 AM

overpruned trees in Los Angeles

by palmbob Jan 5, 2009 6:25 AM

southern California

by palmbob Jan 5, 2009 6:25 AM

Dwarf Phoenix in Norte California.

by BayAreaTropics Apr 20, 2009 6:45 PM

2 year old 'Pygmy Date Palm'

by kris_achar Jul 10, 2009 4:08 PM

by plantladylin Sep 21, 2009 7:33 PM

by plantladylin Oct 12, 2009 8:55 PM

by brical1 Apr 4, 2010 8:22 PM

by brical1 Apr 4, 2010 8:24 PM

cleaned trunk, showing woody leaf base scars

by palmbob Jul 19, 2010 9:06 PM

by cactus_lover Aug 20, 2010 11:18 AM

by cactus_lover Aug 31, 2010 6:34 PM

by K9Diva Sep 20, 2010 5:52 PM

Robellini in pot, was doing well, now all brown/freeze dried looking & dying- what is wrong?

by K9Diva Sep 20, 2010 5:58 PM

by cactus_lover Nov 9, 2010 11:23 AM

showing trunks in three different stages of being pruned- leaf bases left on (top 1/3), leaf bases cut and only fibrous matte left (middle 1/3) and all removed (bottom 1/3)

by palmbob Mar 15, 2011 9:23 PM

by plantladylin Jul 24, 2011 3:45 PM

The Huntington Botanical Gardens

by growin Aug 21, 2011 10:33 AM

The Huntington Botanical Gardens

by growin Aug 21, 2011 10:33 AM

The Huntington Botanical Gardens

by growin Aug 21, 2011 10:34 AM

The Huntington Botanical Gardens

by growin Aug 21, 2011 10:34 AM

by Kell Dec 22, 2013 1:30 PM

by Kell Dec 22, 2013 1:31 PM

Shaggy, unpruned plant. Everglades City. July 2014.

by Mr_Monopoly Sep 28, 2014 6:16 AM

Closer view of crown.

by Mr_Monopoly Sep 28, 2014 6:16 AM

Haphazardly covering a mature specimen with tarp was not enough for this robellini after 17 degrees and other freezes well down into the 20's (deg F).

by opal92nwf May 15, 2015 9:20 AM

Phoenix roebelenii planted in shelter in Wirral, UK

by stephenp Mar 6, 2016 7:46 PM

Animal Kingdom, Orlando, August 2017

by Mr_Monopoly Apr 9, 2018 5:09 PM

In the Tropical Garden at Te Puna Quarry Park, Tauranga, NZ

by RosinaBloom Sep 30, 2018 6:45 PM

by RosinaBloom Sep 30, 2018 6:47 PM

by RosinaBloom Sep 30, 2018 6:48 PM

by RosinaBloom Sep 30, 2018 6:49 PM

In Flower in mid January - Te Puna Quarry Park, Tauranga, NZ

by RosinaBloom Jan 22, 2019 6:33 PM

by RosinaBloom Jan 22, 2019 6:34 PM