Seeds from Brahea armata. One of the most popular palm trees in Florida, because of its unique appearance and low maintenance. This palm would be a great focal point for any landscape. Can also be grown indoors in a container. It can tolerate cold temperatures down to 15F and can be grown in states like Alabama, Arizona, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas and Virginia. The Blue Hesper Palm has a single gray trunk which is topped with silvery-blue fan shaped fronds. Swollen at the base trunk it is ringed with scars from old leaf bases. Trunks can get up to 1. 5ft in diameter. It requires some maintenance, if the dead leaves are not trimmed or dropped off they form a brown skirt. Brahea armata has one of the bluest fronds in the world. It has 25-20 palmate, or fan shaped, fronds with 40 to 60 leaflets which can range from pastel bluish white or silver-blue to aquamarinein color. The Blue Hesper Palm has waxy stems that are covered with dark curved thorns. Zones 8-11