| Washingtonia filibusta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Washingtonia |
| Species: | W. × filibusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Washingtonia × filibusta |
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Washingtonia filibusta is a hybrid of the species W. filifera and W. robusta. Stores do not sell purebreds, they sell the hybrid only. The hybrid does not look too different than the purebred, but is more hardy to cold than the robusta, especially wet cold.[1]