Description

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

Seeds Specifications

Planting and care

• Water a plant when the soil feels dry to touch
• Water thoroughly in the summer and reduce watering for the winter & rainy season
• Try to water the plants in the morning around 8-10am
• You should remove dead, infected or damaged plant parts and throw in the garbage collector
• You should prune and fertilize a plant mostly in the spring season
• When a plant grows beyond its limit and pot size not providing enough space for the spread of roots, re-pot with fresh soil and some fertilizer
• While re-potting, try not to disturb the roots
• Avoid any drastic change in the provided environment otherwise, the plants may get stress/shock
• For any insect attack or disease, you can use Neem oil, Eucalyptus oil or Citrus oil spray for primary treatment

Areca Palm care

• Take a suitable size pot with a soilless potting mix
• You can add 1 part compost plus 1 part sand, to its 2 parts soil
• Using a knife, give a cut to the fibrous husk that covers the seed and peel it off to get the smooth seed inside
• Bury the seed in the soilless potting mix to a depth so that its top surface is just barely visible
• keep the top couple of inches of potting mix moist
• The areca palm will typically germinate within two to six weeks
• Humidity levels of 60 to 70% are ideal
• 25 to 27 degrees C will be an ideal temperature while germinating

Areca Palm special feature

Beautiful foliage

Areca Palm uses