Severalindoor palm trees, including areca and parlor palms, tolerate most household environments quite well.
Consider a few important factors when choosing and caring for indoor palm plants.
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Indoor Palm Plant Care Tips
Indoor palm plant care is similar to that of othertropical houseplants.
Some indoor palms can even toleratelow light, which usually results in weaker growth.
Palms are generally slow-growing and need minimal pruning to clean up dead or broken fronds.
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Use a quality palm fertilizer to help maintain lush growth.
Look for common houseplant pests, such asspider mitesandscale.
Here are the easiestpalms to grow indoors, which can add a breezy, tropical feel to your home.
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If your palm plant has many skinny fronds, shower it to clean off dust and dirt.
Quickly maintain a palm plant using a soft duster on fronds to help the plant photosynthesise better.
Chinese fan palms do well in bright light, but younger plants can tolerate shadier locations.
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Choose a large pot that will accommodate the plant’s long taproot.
It produces large, feathery green fronds that have a gentle curve.
The areca palm prefers moderate water, fertile soil, and monthlyfertilizer applicationto maintain a lush look.
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However, it has a couple of drawbacks.
It needs consistent humidity, and it will eventually outgrow an indoor space.
you’re free to separate mature specimens into clumps and propagate them into new plants.
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In its native habitat, the cascade palm is an understory plant that thrives along streams and wet lowlands.
It can tolerate lower light conditions as long as it gets consistent watering.
It grows in average indoor light (or evenartificial light) and typical home temperatures.
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Plus, it requires no pruning other than occasionally tidying dead branches.
Parlor palms flourish in above-average humidity.
Be aware that they might attract spider mites if conditions are very dry.
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This plant is not a true palmit’s a succulent.
Give your plant a sunny location for optimal plant health.
Ponytail palms can handlebecoming pot-bound.
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This can keep growth manageable for a tabletop specimen.
Stiff fronds grow upright from a short, shaggy trunk that resembles apineapple.
This plant is not a true palm but is more closely related to conifers and is slow-growing.
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Choose an indoor location that receives filtered sun for four to six hours daily.
You might also see the indoor yucca palm also called “stick yucca.”
Tough, strappy green leaves emerge from an attractive, textured trunk.
The drought-tolerant plants grow inlight levelsranging from full sun to part shade.
Kentia Palm
The Kentia palm (Howea forsteriana) thrives in moderate warmth and humidity.
It’s adaptable to various conditions, making this species an excellent indoor palm plant.
Take care to get your Kentia palm’s placement right for the correct lighting.
Underwatering can cause browning frond tips, while overwatering can cause dying and yellowing fronds.
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