Areca Palm - Plant

Areca palm is clump-growing with ringed, yellow leaf-ribs. The foliage is evergreen.

Pack contents

• Areca Palm - Plant
• 6 inch (15 cm) Grower Round Plastic Pot (Black)

The areca palm (Chrysalidocarpus lutescens or Dypsis lutescens), also called the yellow butterfly palm and golden cane palm is one of the easiest palm trees to grow indoors. The foliage is evergreen, of Fine texture and yellow-green in colour. Pinnate, 6 to 8 pale green leaves per stem, 80 to 100 leaflets, to 8 feet long (2.4 m). Yellow if grown with enough light, 2 feet long. Yellow male and female flowers on the same inflorescence. This palm tree, with its long, graceful feather-shaped fronds, will add a tropical feel to your home and is especially well suited for screened patios and atriums.

Plant Specifications

• Plant Height: 36 inch (91 cm)
• Plant Spread: 12 inch (30 cm)

*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%

• Common Name: Golden Cane Palm, Areca Palm, Butterfly Palm, Madagascar Palm
• Maximum Reachable Height: 6 to 8 feet
• Flower Colour: Yellow
• Bloom Time: During late spring or early summer
• Difficulty Level: Easy to grow

Planting and care

Palms grow best when you let their roots fill the pot. They need soil-based potting compost and should not be re-potted unnecessarily. They are sensitive to chemicals and will be damaged if you expose them to aerosol sprays. If you need to treat them with insecticides, be sure what you use is suitable for a palm.

Areca Palm care

Areca palm is propagated by seeds, by separating the offsets or suckers at the base of a mature plant, or by plant division.

• Sunlight: Full to partial sunlight
• Watering: Medium
• Soil: Chalky, Loamy, Sandy soil: moist but well-drained
• Temperature: 20 to 30 degree C
• Fertilizer: Use a palm fertilizer, which will contain all the micronutrients and extra potassium and manganese.

Areca Palm special feature
the most popular indoor houseplants sold today. Indoors an Areca palm is a medium sized exotic looking plant that can reach a height of 6-8 feet; outdoors it may be as tall as 25 feet.
Areca Palm uses

• Ornamental Use: This is one of the most useful Palms of the tropics the world around

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