RECLINING PHOENIX

(Senegal Palm)

Endemic to Africa, Senegal-South Africa area. Dioecious palm, generally with multiple trunks 15 m high and its growth is characterized by the frequent inclination of the trunk. Its leaves are pinnate (which is composed of leaflets inserted on either side of the appendage of the leaf of a plant by which the stem joins and arranged at right angles to a central axis), and can reach 2 to 3 meters long, with short, sharp, bright green leaflets, usually arranged in several planes. Its inflorescence can reach up to one meter in length, emerging from the leaves, with cream to yellow flowers. Ellipsoid fruit, about 2 cm long, reddish-orange to blackish.

CARE FOR YOUR PALM TREES

Las Palmeras can be had both indoors and outdoors. There are varieties that are better adapted to the outdoors or garden, and there are others better adapted to live indoors and in pots.

Indoors

- Plants in general prefer places with direct light or that have good lighting, it will always be preferable next to a window, on a balcony or on a terrace.

- It is essential that they have good drainage, both in soil and in pot. It is advisable to put a layer of engraving on the bottom of the pot.

- The ideal substrate for palm trees has to be rich in organic matter, a good worm humus.

- Irrigation has to be every 3 or 4 days, before making sure that the substrate is dry, excess water is not good.

Outside

- There are palm trees that prefer direct sun and others prefer more shady areas, it is also very important to take into account the climate of the place where you live, there are palm trees well adapted to low temperatures and other palm trees that prefer warmer climates.

- It is essential that they have good drainage, both in soil and in pot. Water puddles are not good for plants in general.

- The ideal substrate for palm trees has to be rich in organic matter, a good worm humus, Compost or Manure would be enough.

- Irrigation, as the palm tree is on the ground and being more intense than in a pot, it can be one watering a week.

- A preventive treatment against diseases with repeated spraying 3 or 4 times a year allows to keep some species of palm trees safe from possible pests.