Ponytail Palm Shade Tree and mixed borders where a

and mixed borders where a compact flowering shrub is needed

Low-Maintenance Screening for Busy Homeowners

It also makes a beautiful informal hedge when planted in a row

Give it consistent moisture in year one

and in large decorative containers

Ponytail Palm Shade Tree and mixed borders where aCurly Ponytail Foliage on a Swollen Trunk Ponytail Palm is one of those plants that makes people smile at first glance. A swollen, bulbous base tapers into a slender trunk, crowned with a fountain of long, ribbon like leaves that spill over the sides like a green ponytail. Despite its common name, it isnt a true palm at all, but a caudex forming succulent native to Mexico, which has evolved to store water in its thick base. The look is part desert