Cleans the air
Areca palm is one of the air-cleaning plants listed in NASA's clean air research.
Areca Palm
Commonly called the Butterfly Palm, the areca is native to Madagascar and grows as a clump of slim, cane-like stems with arching, feathery fronds. Set along a railing, it screens a balcony edge from the neighbours within a season or two. It likes bright indirect light, steady moisture and humid air. It is safe around cats and dogs.
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Supportive planters
View AllWide base, 14 inch and up, drilled for drainage
Pick one and we pot the areca palm into it before delivery
Why this plant
It earns its corner.
An Areca Palm is not decoration.
NASA
Adds humidity
Gives off moisture through its fronds, which helps a little in AC rooms and dry Delhi winters.
Safe around pets
The ASPCA lists areca palm as non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Grows into a screen
A clump of canes that fills out sideways as well as up. Useful for privacy along a railing.
LightBright indirect
WaterWhen top 3 cm is dry
Humidity50–70%
Mature heightFive to seven feet
Care guides
Everything you need to know to keep them growing.
Explore all 18 guides
Repotting without the shock
Five steps, twenty minutes, and it will not skip a beat.
Watering an Areca through summer
Why the top two inches matter more than a schedule.
Spotting mealybug early
The white fluff under the frond is not dust.From the journal
Reading around the plant.
All storiesSEASONAL
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PLANT CAREHow to tell if your plant is getting enough light.
Reviews
What owners say.
4.7
Lovely screen against the neighbour. Drops a few lower fronds in winter, which the care guide had warned me about.
Divya N
Bought it because the cat kept chewing the last palm. This one is safe, and she leaves it alone anyway.
Farhan Q
Two years in and it has doubled. Survived a Bengaluru summer on a west balcony with an evening water and nothing else.
Anita R
I had killed every plant I ever owned. Eleven months in, I have lost none.
Ananya R.
We eat dinner on the balcony now. It used to hold a washing machine.
Vikram P.
Four hundred square feet of concrete became the reason people visit us.
Priya M.