This section is from the book "Gardening In California: Landscape And Flower", by John McLaren. Also available from Amazon: Gardening In California: Landscape And Flower.
The Seaforthia is one of the most elegant and free-growing of the palm family. From Santa Barbara south it is perfectly hardy, ripening its seeds in the open air.
Propagate by seeds sown one-half inch deep in Spring, the seeds starting freely and growing rapidly in a warm greenhouse or hotbed; transplant them into three-inch pots when they are from four to six inches high and give them more pot room as required.
 
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