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- How do I care for my Chilean honey palm?
- Planting the Chilean honey palm - tips and tricks
- The casting and fertilizing of the honey palm
- The Chilean honey palm in the garden
- The Chilean honey palm in winter
- The essentials in brief:
- Tips
From the age of five years, the Chilean honey palm can be permanently planted
How do I care for my Chilean honey palm?
The Chilean honey palm has a medium care requirement. She is very decorative and grows very slowly. Although it can be cultivated well in pots, but the vessel should be quite high, because the honey palm has long taproots.
Planting the Chilean honey palm - tips and tricks
Before the Chilean honey palm is not at least 5 years old, it should not be planted permanently in the garden. Only with age, she is hardy. As a plant substrate is suitable special palm soil or a mixture of sand, clay, gravel and humus.
The casting and fertilizing of the honey palm
The water and fertilizer requirements of your Chilean honey palm depend considerably on the size of the plant, but also on the season. In summer the honey palm needs a lot of water. Although the root ball should always be moist, but the uppermost layer of soil may like to dry a bit in between. It is best to use rainwater. Also fertilize the honey palm regularly from April to October.
The Chilean honey palm in the garden
The Chilean honey palm is still quite rare in German gardens, but with a size of about 25 meters very decorative. The trunk forms only in the approximately 25 years old plant. You have to wait much longer for the blossom, because the Chilean honey palm does not bloom until it is about 60 years old. The location should be warm and sunny.
The Chilean honey palm in winter
An old Chilean honey palm tolerates frost to about - 12 ° C or - 15 ° C. However, young plants are sensitive to frost and not hardy. Even potted plants should not be left outside the winter without protection. Freeze the root ball, then your honey palm will die of thirst as it continues to evaporate water. A cool bright winter quarters is ideal. The cooler the palm, the less water and fertilizer it needs.
The essentials in brief:
Tips
You can also cultivate a young Chilean honey palm as a houseplant or in the conservatory.