Cerifera is a variety of the deer resistant european fan palm that hails from the atlas mountains of morocco where it grows up to 5 400 elevation.
Chamaerops humilis cerifera blue mediterranean fan palm.
It is very similar in appearance to the normal chamaerops humilis except that the narrow fan palm leaves are a different colour.
Habitat distribution spreads from spain and up through france across to italy and malta and then across toward southeastern europe.
Instead of green foliage like the species this variety has powder blue foliage with silver undersides similar to brahea armata.
Some varieties are really silvery and incredibly ornamental.
The blue mediterranean fan palm which grows in the atlas mountains in morocco up to 1700 m 5600 ft.
Transactions of the linnean society of london vol.
Basically the same plant as chamaerops humilis except bluish silver leaves.
Cerifa are a lovely pale blue color which becomes more vivid as they mature.
They start off with green leaves progressing to blue.