House palm - exotic indoor flower

The home palm tree has a very beautiful appearance and is able to decorate any room. It is very popular precisely because of its aesthetic characteristics. In order for the plant to please the amateur grower for a long time, proper care is necessary.

The advantages and disadvantages of palm trees

Growing these plants has its advantages:

• unpretentious, perfectly adapt to room conditions;
• have an exotic look and are able to turn a home into a real tropical forest;
• purify indoor air.

Palm tree trachikarpus

There are some disadvantages of the considered indoor flowers. So, some of them do not tolerate high humidity and are picky about sunlight. Large specimens will not fit in small rooms.

Popular types of domesticated palms

There are many varieties of domesticated palms. All of them occupy an honorable place among amateur flower growers.

Trachikarpus fortune

Trachycarpus fortunei is a branchy, beautiful plant that will remind you of a southern holiday even on the coldest winter evenings. Has large leaves.

This palm flower is unpretentious to care for. It must be protected from the scorching rays at midday. Morning and evening sun has a beneficial effect on plant health. It tolerates shading well.

Fan palm

This Chinese plant has luxurious leaves, on the back of which there is a fine waxy bloom. One leaf can be up to 60 cm in diameter. It takes root well in offices, conservatories and greenhouses.

The fan palm needs good lighting, so it should be placed near the southern windows. In summer, the plant can be taken out onto the balcony.

Fan palm

Bamboo palm

The plant grows up to 1.8 m. It is distinguished by the presence of feathery leaves, a bare trunk, on which there are internodes. The bamboo palm prefers shaded areas and is best placed by either western or eastern windows.

Bamboo palm

Rapis

It is a spectacular plant ideal for small spaces. Rapis is unpretentious, it can be grown by both professionals and novice florists. The palm is very light-requiring. In order for it to have a beautiful crown, it needs to be rotated from time to time.

The plant thrives at room temperature. In the summer, if there is such an opportunity, you need to take it outside. In winter, it is necessary to provide more comfortable conditions.

Rapis

Hamerops

It is a stunted and multi-stemmed plant. Although it grows in room conditions only up to one and a half meters, it should be borne in mind that it needs a lot of space.

The leaves reach half a meter in diameter. On the petioles there are small curved thorns. Grows in sunny places. The palm tree is undemanding to temperature conditions. In winter, it should be in a cooler room so that the leaves do not dry out.

Hamerops

Butea

The plant has quite tough leaves up to 4 m in length. Each of them has narrow lobules. The lower leaves turn yellow as they grow, fall off, and stumps form in their place. They then fall off as well, leaving scars on the trunk.

Butea blooms in early summer. The flowers are light red. Of these, fragrant edible fruits ripen in the fall. Interestingly, they can be used to make liqueurs and preserves, as well as great jelly. The plant is undemanding to lighting and temperature conditions.

Butea

Zamia

It is a short palm tree with leathery, glossy, feathery leaves in the form of an oval. You can see veins on them. Has male and female leaves. At home, zamia grows very slowly and blooms extremely rarely.

Zamia loves bright sunny colors. On a hot afternoon, it must be shaded and periodically turned over. Very thermophilic, she needs to provide a high temperature of up to 28 degrees. In winter, the indoor air should be cool. There are no special requirements for humidity.

Zamia

Likuala

This plant belongs to the rare dwarf palms. In this case, the leaves reach enormous width. Has a thin barrel. Likuala bears fruit abundantly, although this phenomenon is very rare in indoor conditions.

Likuala needs bright sunlight. The temperature should be uniform, without sudden changes. At elevated temperatures, watering should be intensive.

Likuala

Kentia

At home, Kentia reaches 2 m in height and almost never blooms. The leaves are dark green, reaching 2.5 m in length. It grows with one trunk.

The plant loves bright sunlight, so it is best to place it near the south window. The trunk can be bent, so its top is placed inside the room.

Kentia

Hamedorea

The Hamedorea plant is unpretentious, sensitive to water shortages. Requires a constant level of humidity. Leaves reach 60 cm in length. It grows slowly, producing only 2 or 3 branches per year. This plant from the Palm family blooms early in its life.

Hamedorea

Gomuti

This plant is interesting in that it produces delicious juicy fruits. It is quite possible to grow them at home. A palm tree in a pot does not like the cold, but it should not be placed near heating appliances. Under favorable conditions, Gomuti can grow up to 2 m.

Rummies in the wild

Brachea

This decorative palm has bluish-gray leaves. It can often bloom; during flowering, the number of inflorescences can reach 100 or even more.

This squat plant must be protected from scorching rays. Turn the pot from time to time for even crown formation.

Brachea

Plants that look like palms

There are plants that are mistakenly referred to as Palm trees.

Castor oil plant

It closely resembles a palm tree, with broad, capitate maple leaves. It is an annual plant that grows up to 2-4 m in nature. Castor oil plant has large leaves up to 80 cm in length. Used in garden and indoor floriculture.

Banana palm

In fact, the banana palm is not a tree, but a grass. At home, it is grown from seeds or offshoots.

These types of indoor palms grow with good light and frequent watering in summer.

Fig palm

This plant has another name for figs. Indoors, it can be grown from seed. It is mistakenly called a palm tree because of its large leaves.

Figs in the wild

Plants with wide leaves

Due to the large size of wide leaves, these plants are mistakenly referred to as palms:

1. Dieffenbachia looks impressive, reaching two meters in height in several years. Differs in beautiful and variegated leaves. Dieffenbachia does not grow as a houseplant.
2. Yucca is an ornamental palm bush with unusual beauty and compactness. Unpretentious care.Blooming is rare.

Plants with narrow leaves

There are indoor plants with thin leaves that look like a palm tree:

1. Tsikas drooping is not a palm, although it grows up to 1.5 m. It has a number of long, hard and bright leaves. They are found on a thick top, which makes the plant look like a palm tree.
2. Curled cicas is a flower similar to a palm tree, which has a large number of leaf plates, each of which can reach 25 cm.The central trunk grows up to 2 m.
3. Bocarnea is a flower, like a palm tree, unpretentious to temperature extremes. Has a thick layer expanding at the bottom. Above are lush, ribbon-like leaves.
4. Dracaena is a lush shrub up to 40 cm high. The height and width of the crown can be adjusted independently. Adequate lighting is required for full growth.

Dracaena

Typical Recommended Containment Procedures

In order for indoor palm plants to please the eye for a long time, it is necessary to provide them with the following care conditions:

• maintain the permeability of the soil: after irrigation, excess water should immediately flow out through the drainage hole;
• take care of the transplant: it must be carried out with the preservation of the earth coma;
• water with soft water (the health of the plant depends on what kind of water the plant is watered with);
• maintain high air humidity;
• periodically prune;
• carry out foliar feeding;
• treat diseases in a timely manner.

If all the requirements are met, the varieties of palm trees will feel great at home.

Outdoor plants

Only frost-resistant palm species are suitable for outdoor cultivation. Trachikarpus forchuna is best suited for this.

Due to their thermophilicity, other types of indoor flowers of palm trees can be transferred outside only during a warm period. When the warm days are minutes, you need to place the plant in normal conditions.

Indoor palm is a beautiful ornamental plant that can decorate any room. Typical care of all types of domestic palms is simple, which allows even novice growers to grow them.