Liven up any room with these indoor palm plants that are easy to grow.
A potted palm also adds a bold, dramatic shape to a room.
Palms are relativelyeasy to grow as houseplants.
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Give them moderate light, average humidity, and consistent moisture, and theyll live for years.
Use this list of popular indoor palm plants to find the perfect one to grow in your home.
Areca palms have large, feathery fronds on gently arching stems.
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Indoors, areca palms usually top out at 6 to 7 feet tall.
Fishtail Palm
Fishtail palm(Caryotaspp.)
has fronds with wide, ragged edges shaped like a fish tail, hence the plant’s name.
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These palms get bigup to 20 feet tall in a potso they need plenty of space.
Once established, they grow up to 2 feet a year.
Fishtail palm is fussier about humidity than other indoor palms, so keep it away from air drafts.
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Place its container on top of a pebble tray filled with water or use a humidifier near the plant.
Fishtail palms are toxic to dogs, cats,and peopleif ingested.
Its wide, not tall, topping out at 3 feet when grown indoors.
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This palm grows slowly but can reach 10 feet tall indoors.
Its feathery fronds reach up to a foot long on long, gracefully arched stems.
Give it bright, indirect light, moderate humidity, and consistent moisture to keep it thriving.
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Majesty palm has graceful, feathery fronds on gently arched stems.
Under the right conditions, it can grow up to 10 feet tall.
Grown indoors, it tops out at around 10 feet tall.
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Windmill palm has stiff, fan-like green fronds with black fibers covering its trunk.
Its a slow-growing plant that adds a bold shape to a room when grown in a floor container.
Keep it thriving as a houseplant by giving it indirect light, well-drained soil, and consistent moisture.
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It has glossy, fan-shaped leaves on sturdy stalks that can grow up to 15 feet tall.
Lady palms tolerate low light but prefer bright indirect light.
It has arching, feathery fronds with a fine texture.
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Pygmy palms grow up to 8 feet tall indoors, and they are easy to grow.
They needwell-drained soil, consistent moisture, and bright, indirect sunlight to thrive in a container.
For best results, put your pygmy palm by an east window where it receives morning sun.
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Ponytail Palm
Despite its name,ponytail palm(Beaucarnea recurvata)isnt a palm at all.
Its a cheerful-looking plant that adds bold form and an exotic feel to a room.
Ponytail palm is a verydrought-tolerant, tough houseplantbecause it stores water in its bulbous trunk.
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Give ponytail palm bright light, well-drained soil, and temperatures between 50F and 70F.
Sago palm stays the size of a shrub, not a tree.
Grown indoors as a houseplant, it maxes out at 3 feet tall and wide.
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Sago palms need a bright, indirect light location.
Sago palms have been known to live up to 200 years.
Note:All parts of the plant are toxic to humansand petsif ingested.
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Put it near a sunny window for light and warmth.
Caryota species: Fishtail palm.
NC State Extension
Cycas Revoluta (Sago Cycad) Exposures.
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National Library of Medicine
Sago Palm.
