Table palm, Umbrella Palm - Plant

Table palm easily grows in the indoor condition in the young stage of palm with low maintenance. Table palm is perennial evergreen palm in Arecaceae family. Leaves are medium sized, single trunked fan palm. Young palm has relatively shallow lobed leaves. Older palm has more deeply divided leaves with long lance shaped segments that radiate like the spokes of an umbrella.

Plant Specifications

• Plant Height: 16 inch (41 cm)
• Plant Spread: 6 inch (15 cm)

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

• Common Name: Table Palm, Footstool Palm, Round Leaf Fan Palm, Serdang
• Maximum Reachable Height: Up to 12 m
• Flower Colour: Yellow
• Bloom Time: Spring
• Difficulty Level: Easy to medium

Planting and care

Grows best in the partial shade when young and full sun when mature. Watering should be done early in the morning if the soil feels dry to touch. Avoid waterlogging condition. Apply organic fertilizer in early monsoon and spring season. Prune the lower leaves which turn brown.

Table palm care

Keep the plant in natural indirect bright Light. Poke your finger/plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture. Water when top soil (1-2inches) feels dry to touch. Do not re-pot for min. 2 weeks after receiving it.

• Sunlight: At least 3-6 hours of preferably morning sunlight a day is ideal for plant to grow well and natural indirect bright light for the rest of the day.

Watering

Before water poke your finger/plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture.
Water when top soil (1-2 inches) feels dry to touch.
Water thoroughly in the summer and reduce watering in winter and rainy season.

Soil

The soil should be well drained and fertile, rich in organic content for growing plant.
Grow well in pH range of 6.5 to 7.5

• Temperature: 25 to 35 degree C
• Fertilizer: During the main growing season (June-July) feed the plant with organic fertilizer.

Table palm uses
Ornamental Use:
This plant is used as ornamental container and specimen plant