Areca Palm, Large – Plant

A one with many benefits plant, Areca Palm is a tropical foliage plant that is an easy-to-grow plant. They cleanse the indoor air of your home and have a smooth trunk and leaves that resemble that of the bamboo plant. They have a moderate growth rate and are best suited for your rooms and offices.

General

Areca Palm Plant is a native plant of Madagascar.

Your Areca Palm Plant has a NASA Purifying score of 8.5 and removes various chemical toxins from the air It also keeps the air of your home and offices moist during dry days as well, thus it maintains humidity as well.

Your Areca Palm Plant can grow up to 10-30 feet tall when it matures.

Sunlight

Areca Palm Plant requires bright indirect sunlight to maintain the beautiful color of its foliage. Do not keep them in full sun or their foliage may become yellow in color.

Your Plant requires a temperature of no less than 15 C or their health may start to decline. Hence, you must keep your plant indoors during the winter season.

Watering

Water your Areca Palm Plant only when the 3 inches of the topsoil is dry to touch. You must water them twice or thrice every week during the summers and once a week during the winters.

Your Plant prefers a high-humidity environment and hence, you should consider keeping them in your bathroom or kitchen areas or misting them regularly.

Soil

Your Asplenium Nidus requires a peat-based potting soil mix with good drainage.

Fertilizer

Areca Palm Plant is a heavy feeder and will appreciate regular feeding as well. You can use an all-purpose liquid fertilizer once every month for your plant during the summer season.

However, during the winters, you must withhold any fertilizer use as it is the natural resting period for your plants.

Toxicity

Your Areca Palm Plant is considered to be non-toxic for pets and humans.

Additional Care

You should prune your Areca Palm Plant once every month by clipping off the dead leaves and canes from the plant.

You should repot your plant once every 1 year in a pot that is longer than a size bigger than the current pot to help your plant grow the best during the spring or summer season. You must use a new potting mix for your plant then.

Troubleshooting

Areca Palm Plant turning brown: It is an indication of overwatering- Water your plant only when the top 3 inches of the soil is completely dry.

Areca Palm Plant leaves curling: This is caused due to exposure with low humidity areas- Place your plant in a spot with atleast 40% humidity. You can also keep it in your bathroom or kitchen areas to improve the humidity levels.