Indoor palm plants: tips for care

Palm trees belong to ornamental-deciduous plants. Some species perfectly develop in the room conditions and with attentive care become the decoration of the house for many years.

To buy house plants of a palm tree recommend at the age of not more senior than three years. They do not like frequent permutations, unnecessary touches, plants need to find a permanent place without drafts.

Indoor palm plants can be classified as follows. According to the shape of the leaves, there are pinnatiformes (dates, coconuts, hoveya, hamedorei) and fan plants (trachicarpus, hamerops).

To the palm trees that love warm rooms, you can include Phoenix Robelini, acanthophenix, hamedorei, karyotu, coconut, areca. These species need high temperature and humidity.

In the moderate temperature regime , the hovaya (forster, belmora), the sabal, the Rapis, the coconut Bonneti, the rapalostilis, the clinohigma, the geomone will perfectly develop.
Decorate their apartment with palm trees can only afford the owners of large rooms. And this is natural, as some species of plants reach huge sizes with proper care. It is necessary to take responsibility for the purchase and further cultivation of palm trees.

First of all, you need to determine the place for the plant. Most of the indoor species require a lot of it. Even a small tree should not interfere.

An important factor for palm growth is proper lighting. In the room where the plant will be, there should be a lot of light, it is desirable that the sun's rays stay in the room as long as possible. However, you should know that not every indoor plant (palm tree) tolerates direct sun rays, so the best way is to create diffused light. This can be done by hanging ordinary curtains on the windows. But in the dark corner of the apartment the palm tree will die.

You must carefully monitor the temperature in the room. Plants of tropical origin should be kept in moderately warm rooms. Subtropical palms in winter are better suited for cool rooms. Indoor flowers (palms are no exception) are poorly tolerated by drafts, it is very important to avoid too much penetration of cold air, ventilating the room in winter, opening the window. The roots of plants are especially sensitive to cold, so pots with plantations can not be placed on marble slabs or cold window sills.

Virtually all indoor plants of palm trees, even people from dry areas, like moisture, so in summer you will need abundant, and in winter moderate watering. When the water is applied correctly, the soil must be moist, but not wet. In addition, the amount of water directly depends on the temperature regime. For example, a palm tree that is in the winter in a cool room with an air temperature of about 7 degrees, watered rarely and little or even limited to spraying.

All plants need regular spraying, because of the dry air, palms lose their decorative qualities and suffer greatly. The first sign of excessive dryness of the air is the dried tips of the leaves.

If you want to cut off the brown ends, then you need to do it so that the band is dry above the living tissue. Lower darkened leaves should not be torn off, they should be carefully trimmed. In no case should you cut off the top of the plant, this is where the growth point lies. Otherwise, the tree will cease to develop and die.

As for the soil, there are no special requirements for the substrate. Indoor palm plants feel great in the ground on a compost basis. The pot must be chosen high, in which it is necessary to ensure good drainage. When planting a plant on the bottom, you can sprinkle a lot of small stones that will prevent water stagnation.

Transplanted plants in spring, young - every year, old - once every two to three years. For large palm trees, it's enough just to change the upper layer of the earth.