Delightful, hardy small palm with delicate dark green fronds, the Parlour Palm will grow to a height of 1.5m on a slender trunk and sprout tiny yellow flowers with shiny black seeds on bright orange stems.
Climate guide: Min 12˚C. Planting season: All year round. Pruning: Trim old fronds. Fertilising: Feed fortnightly during summer months with half strength liquid fertiliser and apply slow release fertiliser in spring.
Watering: Parlour palms love humidity, keep the soil moist but not wet and allow excess water to drain away. Ideal for: Parlour Palm is one of the top selling palms in the world, used extensively since Victorian times, as an indoor plant ideal for pots, planter boxes, tubs or massed displays. Plant outside in full shade as direct sunlight will burn the leaves or use as an understorey planting beneath tall growing palms, tree ferns or shrubs.