Blue-grey feather fronds that arch right back on themselves, over a stout ringed trunk.
Butia is slow — slower than a canariensis — and the arching blue crown is unmistakable. Trunk height is decades, and the colour is the reason people ask for them by name.
Cold-hardy, drought-proof and a genuinely different colour to everything else in the yard. Reads blue from across a garden.
Often planted as a feature in older gardens and now in the way. Sound specimens with truck access are always worth a look.
Warm months preferred
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