If a yucca feels really comfortable with you, it may be that it puts on a lot. Depending on the variety, the ceiling is then quickly reached. At the latest then the question arises as to what you cut off where and when. The whole yucca can grow into several new yuccas, but sometimes you just want new…
Since the blue-leaved Yucca rostrata is a desert plant, it is sun-kissed and used to dry heat. That’s why a place right next to a heater in the apartment doesn’t bother her too much. But it needs a lot of space in the apartment or the conservatory, because after several years it can reach a height of…
Honey palms originated in Chile but are now cultivated in many European countries. In Germany they are still very rarely found in gardens, with big enthusiasts who pack the palm thickly in winter and even heat it. As a container plant, the honey palm is easier to cultivate, although a cool hibernation is advisable. Read the text below…
Jelly palms are extremely decorative. The overhanging fronds, the inflorescences and the fruits make this palm plant a highlight in the pot garden. Although slow-growing, the jelly palm develops into a stately specimen with fronds up to 2.50 m long. Butia capitala is quite undemanding when it comes to care. Well-drained soil, preferably mineral, is important. Jelly palms get their…
With stylish, triangular-shaped feathered leaves on slender, upright trunks, the fishtail palm moves beyond classic palm tree silhouettes. It is therefore recommended as a year-round greening of conservatories and living rooms. Since each leaf appears doubly pinnate and the palm fronds divide into several segments, the result is an extremely lush appearance. Most other palm species can hardly…
The dwarf palm, botanically named Chamaerops humilis, is an attractive fan palm that is the only one native to mainland Europe. Contrary to its name, it is anything but a dwarf, because it can reach a height of up to 4 m with good care. It rarely leaves it with just one trunk, but usually forms several…
Coniferous palms are different from many of the popular potted palms. They don’t form a real trunk, but grow more bushy, runners, but are still very decorative. The deeply dissected leaves and dense habit of older specimens have something to offer. In addition, they are easy to care for and have good winter hardiness. Coniferous palms are still quite…
Like all date palm species, the Phoenix roebelenii – the dwarf date palm – is very popular as a robust houseplant. The name “dwarf date palm” is no coincidence, as the small plant reaches a trunk height of just 1 meter. The compact growth of the palm from Laos is compensated by its fine-feathered fronds, which can…
The Yucca elephantipes is our most popular yucca – but most of its owners only cultivate “a shade of the giant yucca”. The best-selling yucca is rush-produced for bulk trade. An adult yucca is cut into pieces, shipped to us, three trunks are placed in a pot, are rooted in the giant greenhouse and sold with the…
Are you fed up with the cloudy German weather? Would you like to break out into southern climes with exotic vegetation? But your employer is absolutely of the opinion that you should continue to look after corporate customers from the German company headquarters and not from the beach in Nice? Then you probably have to develop a little…