Areca Palm

My first attempt at Areca Palm failed — root bound decline in pots left too long without repotting got hold of it and I didn't know what I was looking at until it was too late. I left it alone for a year before trying again. The second attempt, with proper attention to feeding with a palm-specific …

As a complete beginner I was nervous about starting with Areca Palm. It turned out to be more forgiving than I expected, as long as I paid attention to avoiding cutting healthy green fronds as this stresses the plant. I grow mine in a large decorative pot as a patio centrepiece which is working rea…

I've been growing plants seriously for over fifteen years and Areca Palm remains a reliable favourite. For anyone starting out: the most critical thing is wrapping the crown with fleece in winter for borderline hardy species. Everything else follows from that. slow recovery from transplant shock wh…

Areca Palm is a genuinely satisfying plant to grow, but I want to be upfront about one thing: root bound decline in pots left too long without repotting. I've dealt with it twice now and it takes consistent attention to manage. Beyond that, instantly transformative architectural presence in any set…

Areca Palm is a genuinely satisfying plant to grow, but I want to be upfront about one thing: red palm weevil damage in warmer European regions. I've dealt with it twice now and it takes consistent attention to manage. Beyond that, long-lived structure that becomes more impressive over decades make…

I planted Areca Palm at entirely the wrong point in the growing calendar and spent the first few months wondering what I'd done wrong. red palm weevil damage in warmer European regions didn't help matters. Once I understood avoiding cutting healthy green fronds as this stresses the plant things impr…

Here are my notes from twelve months of growing Areca Palm: Spring: cold weather protection needed in winter for tender varieties. This was the moment that confirmed the whole venture. I focused on planting in free-draining soil to prevent crown rot during this period which set up the rest of the y…

Areca Palm is clearly a great plant — I can see that from other people's results. Mine has been decent but not spectacular, and I think I know why. I underestimated the importance of planting in free-draining soil to prevent crown rot in the early stages and paid for it. slow recovery from transpla…

I've been growing Areca Palm for a full year now and want to capture what each season offered. new frond production visible in spring and early summer was the clear high point — everything you're told about Areca Palm at that time of year is true. But the plant has something to offer in every season…

I want to be honest: I'm not getting great results with Areca Palm and I'm not entirely sure why. root bound decline in pots left too long without repotting has been a recurring problem despite my attempts to address it. I've been focusing on feeding with a palm-specific slow-release fertiliser in s…