Queen Palm

I've been growing Queen Palm for a full year now and want to capture what each season offered. cold weather protection needed in winter for tender varieties was the clear high point — everything you're told about Queen Palm at that time of year is true. But the plant has something to offer in every …

I'd had Queen Palm for about eight months with acceptable but unremarkable results. Then I started really paying attention to avoiding cutting healthy green fronds as this stresses the plant and the difference over the next two months was dramatic. instantly transformative architectural presence in…

People describe Queen Palm as easy and I'd push back on that slightly. avoiding cutting healthy green fronds as this stresses the plant needs consistent attention and red palm weevil damage in warmer European regions can undermine progress quickly if ignored. Where Queen Palm is genuinely underrate…

Queen 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. root bound decline in pots …

As a complete beginner I was nervous about starting with Queen 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 Mediterranean or exotic themed garden border which is working re…

My first attempt at Queen Palm failed — slow recovery from transplant shock when moved as large specimens 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 wrapping the crown wit…

I've been growing plants seriously for over fifteen years and Queen 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. root bound decline in pots left too lo…

I started with one Queen Palm and now have four, all from propagation. The process is straightforward once you understand avoiding cutting healthy green fronds as this stresses the plant — something I picked up from trial and error rather than any guide. I display them in a large decorative pot as …

I nearly gave up on Queen Palm after three months of mediocre results. Then I focused properly on feeding with a palm-specific slow-release fertiliser in spring and within a few weeks the difference was dramatic. It now lives in a sheltered sunny courtyard or walled garden and has genuinely transfo…

I've grown several varieties within the Queen Palm family and have some observations to share. remarkable toughness once properly established varies noticeably between them, more than catalogue descriptions suggest. The care fundamentals are shared — avoiding cutting healthy green fronds as this str…