A slender upright stature and a tolerance for medium to low light make kentia palms ideal houseplants.
Indoor large kentia palm.
Whilst the chinese fan palm makes a cracking outdoor palm for sun or shade it s also a great indoor palm for a large house.
The island gives the palm its botanical name howea forsteriana.
Kentia palm howea forsterana is often grown indoors.
It s shade tolerant cold tolerant and doesn t grow too alarmingly large.
In the 1870s the kentia palm came to the uk.
The slow growing kentia palm s native range is lord howe island located off the east coast of australia.
This palm has that exotic tropical look of arching fronds and long slender trunks.
If you want to make a tropical statement with long lasting and nearly care free features the kentia palm will deliver for you.
Kentia palms have the typical large palm shaped leaves.
Free personal uk mainland delivery.
110 cm howea forsteriana.
How to care for kentia palm.
You ll need to give it some room at least 2m x 2m but it ll reward you with huge practically undivided leaves and a trunk that ll take forever to get too big.
Here are some helpful hints on keeping your kentia in great shape for years to come.
It s a slow grower that can take decades to reach its maximum height of 10 metres.
382 a tiny piece of land off the east coast of australia.
3 8 out of 5 stars 16.
It s tolerant of low light can handler lower temperatures and it s a fairly slow grower.
The kentia palm is perhaps not the most beautiful or graceful of all palm trees but it has everything you could ask for in an indoor palm.
Find the widest range of large and tall house plants and indoor plants available to buy online in the uk at the palm tree company.
Easy plants 1 large kentia palm house plant in gloss black milano pot 90 100cm tall floor plant.
Kentia palms adapt well to outdoor growth when planted in an environment that doesn t experience winter freezes and the weather is consistently warm year round.
An australia native the kentia palm is another very popular choice because not only is it a beautiful plant it s very easy to care for and incredibly forgiving.
Remember these palms were propagated in hawaii so the soil media is crushed lava rock.
People often use kentia palms also.
They can grow up to 40 feet 12 m in height but they are slow growers and indoor kentia palms typically max out in containers at fewer than 12 feet 3 6 m.
Under the right conditions a kentia palm will eventually grow into a magnificent specimen plant up to 10 feet tall.
Boost your wellbeing air quality and create impact in your house or office with these large specimen interior plants and palms.
The kentia palm originated on lord howe island population.