Sabal minor Welfare Caesalpinia and Sea of Japan side

and Sea of Japan side of Honshu

The foliage emerges chartreuse gold with a pink flush and brightens to yellow-gold as the season progresses

'Cecil Houdyshel'

tender perennial attractive to hummingbirds

Rosettes of broad green foliage are a bit like a small Hosta though the leaves of Calanthe are pleasantly pleated

Sabal minor Welfare Caesalpinia and Sea of Japan sideSabal minor 'Welfare' is from a very interesting population of sabals growing in the Kendall County, Texas ghost town of Welfare. These poor scrub palms are growing in mostly open grassland, with many trunked specimens reaching 8' in height. It's possible these are another remnant population of hybrids between Sabal minor and Sabal mexicana, but who knows. Thanks to Texas plantsman Steve Lowe for sharing seed so we could make these oddities available.