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The ultimate guide for a Parlor Palm

Parlor palm

The Parlor Palm is a great plant to start your plant collection with. It's low-maintenance and not toxic to your pets and/or small children. This makes it the perfect beginner-friendly plant for your house. It tells you exactly when it's not happy and it grows quickly, yet stays small.

To give you the best chance to take care of this plant, I've broken down the caring process into a few different steps. These steps give you the most in-depth information to teach you everything you need to know about caring for your plant.

  1. The five easiest houseplants for beginners
  2. How to take care of a Parlor Palm

Summary of Parlor palm care

Find out what the Parlor palm prefers when it comes to its plant care. These are the most important parts of taking care of the Parlor palm!

Watering your Parlor palm

The Parlor palm likes to be watered occasionally, but also needs to soil to dry out slightly. Water when the top of the soil has dried out.

Sunlight for your Parlor palm

The Parlor palm prefers a darker spot of your house: a spot where it gets low-light sunlight exposure. Your Parlor palm doesn't like too much light.

Fertilizing your Parlor palm

The Parlor palm should be fertilizing once at the beginning of spring and once at the beginning of the summer for optimal growth.

Soil for your Parlor palm

The Parlor palm likes to be watered when the top of the soil is dry, so use a soil mix that drains excess moisture quickly and holds onto some moisture for a few days.

Temperature for the Parlor palm

The Parlor palm prefers a spot that consistently stays between 18 - 24°C (64 - 75°F).

Propagating the Parlor palm

To propagate the Parlor palm, you can remove seeds / bulbs from the parent plant and grow the baby Parlor palm's into an adult plant.

Repotting the Parlor palm

You should repot your Parlor palm once every 2 year(s). This helps your Parlor palm to stay healthy for many years.

Difficulty of Parlor palm plant care

The Parlor palm is easy to take care of and great for beginners.

1 . The five easiest houseplants for beginners

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The five easiest houseplants for beginners

In this plant care guide, you'll find out what the easiest houseplants are for beginners. I've taken care of these plants myself and think anyone, no matter the level of experience, will be able to take care of them.

Read "The five easiest houseplants for beginners"

2 . How to take care of a Parlor Palm

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How to take care of a Parlor Palm

A Palm, and the Parlor Palm especially, is a great first plant to start your plant collection. They're plants that are great for those darker places in your house where not a lot of other plants can grow. Palms are low-maintainance plants and they're also quite forgiving plants. In this guide, we'll go over everything you need to know to take care of your Parlor Palm.

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Scientific classification of Chamaedorea elegans

Plants go by many names, but it can become confusing very quickly if you're talking about different plants with the same nickname. That's why I'm including the scientific name of the plant, so we're all on the same page!

Classification Name
Species Chamaedorea elegans

Frequently asked questions

How should you water the Parlor palm?
The Parlor palm likes to be watered occasionally, but also needs to soil to dry out slightly. Water when the top of the soil has dried out.
How much sunlight does the Parlor palm need?
The Parlor palm prefers a darker spot of your house: a spot where it gets low-light sunlight exposure. Your Parlor palm doesn't like too much light.
How much fertilizer does the Parlor palm need?
The Parlor palm should be fertilizing once at the beginning of spring and once at the beginning of the summer for optimal growth.
What is the best soil for the Parlor palm?
The Parlor palm likes to be watered when the top of the soil is dry, so use a soil mix that drains excess moisture quickly and holds onto some moisture for a few days.
What is the ideal temperature for the Parlor palm?
The Parlor palm prefers a spot that consistently stays between 18 - 24°C (64 - 75°F).
How do you propagate the Parlor palm?
To propagate the Parlor palm, you can remove seeds / bulbs from the parent plant and grow the baby Parlor palm's into an adult plant.
How often should you repot the Parlor palm?
You should repot your Parlor palm once every 2 year(s). This helps your Parlor palm to stay healthy for many years.
Is the Parlor palm easy to take care of?
The Parlor palm is easy to take care of and great for beginners.

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