Comments on: The Most Efficient Humidifier: Areca Palm

By: Body Building supplements

Body Building supplements — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:01:17 +0000

Best way to humidify a room.

By: Kerri

Kerri — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 21:15:54 +0000

I purchased an Areca Palm at my local grocery knowing any indoor house plant was good for the environment of my home. Now I have a problem with this plant.

It seems to be diseased and the soil, which I’ve replaced twice now, seems to be molding. How do I save this Palm and how do I prone it, some of the leaves and a stalk is dying (turning brown)?

Thank you in advance for any help at all.

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 02:59:52 +0000

Which Areca Palms are the ones that remove toxins and humidify? the actual ones?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areca (that are effectively balm trees)

Or the ones that are “frequently called areca”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dypsis_lutescens

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:03:11 +0000

I know this is an old post but….

@ Aiden: If you bothered to check the included pic, or do any bit of research before revealing your ignorance you see that these aren’t like a coconut palm. They’re rather thin so the circumference of a 6 foot areca(or more realistically cluster or arecas) is not really an issue. And what exactly does the total height of the palms have to do with anything, unless you live in a room so cluttered that you need to take into account the vertical space it takes up as well.

Tomorrow I’m going to have dinner with 50 feet of people, I hope it’s not too crowded.

By: Aiden

Aiden — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:43:07 +0000

“…a six foot areca palm transpires approximately 1 quart of water every 24 hours. So if you put three in your bedroom, the palms will be release three quarts of water per day…” lol Sure, why not? 18ft worth of palm trees (not counting circumference) sounds TOTALLY reasonable for most single rooms. While you’re at it, might as well replace the carpet with grass and the furniture with some nice fruit trees!

By: Benxamin

Benxamin — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:42:48 +0000

@Liz – You could try to save rainwater. Not sure how the climate is in FL, but in South Dakota, a single heavy thunderstorm yielding a quarter inch of rain run-off my roof is enough to fill four 55 gallon drums.

By: LIZ

LIZ — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:30:04 +0000

I have 2 of these palms in my front yard. I didn’t know they are a source of humidity. Interesting. We do trim out the undergrowth of the ones outside, otherwise they will hide the front of the house. I will try to buy one for inside the house. These palms are not doing well in Florida winters. It is very dry here and they are turning brown and loosing their frowns. Any ideas. Especially when we are under a water restriction.

By: LAURA

LAURA — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:23:00 +0000

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I HAVE A ARECA PALM PLANT AND I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD START A NEW PLANT FROM THE RUNNERS FROM THE BIG PLANT .WHEN I TAKE A RUNNER AND POT IT INTO A A NOTHER POT HOW DO I KEEP THE LEAVE FROM DIE ING ON ME ID LIKE TO START ANOTHER ACREA PALM PLANT HOW DO I GET MY PALM TO GET MORE LEAVES I HAVE MY PALM IN A SUNNY WINDOW ?

By: sabina

sabina — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:10:50 +0000

I have a butterfly palm and a madagascar dragon tree. Both of these plants seem to be dying i have had them for two months now. The butterfly the stem looks mouldy and the leaves are dropping and i have had to cut so much off and the same for the dragon tree. What can i do to help them back to health?

By: Rajkumar

Rajkumar — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:55:06 +0000

Hi,
It’s very usefull information for plant lovers about indoor palms-Rajkumar from
India.