Washingtonia × filibusta

Washingtonia × filibusta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Washingtonia
Species:	W. × filibusta
Binomial name
	Washingtonia × filibusta;

Washingtonia filibusta is a hybrid of the species W. filifera and W. robusta. Stores do not sell purebreds, they sell the hybrid only. The hybrid does not look too different from the purebred, but is more hardy to cold than the robusta, especially wet cold.^[1]

This palm has been planted in select microclimates in the Seattle,WA and Portland,OR area with promising results.

References

^ Riffle, Robert Lee (2008). Timber Press Pocket Guide to Palms. Timber Press Pocket Guides. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-88192-776-4.

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[1] Riffle, Robert Lee (2008). Timber Press Pocket Guide to Palms. Timber Press Pocket Guides. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-88192-776-4.

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