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- Is the Chilean honey palm hardy?
- How do I care for my Chilean honey palm in winter?
- Do young plants need to be treated differently from old ones?
- The essentials in brief:
- Tips
Young Chilean honey palms do not like frost
Is the Chilean honey palm hardy?
In its South American homeland threatened with extinction, the Chilean honey palm is a popular ornamental plant in Mediterranean gardens, in Germany, however, still quite rare. It grows quite slowly, which makes it very interesting as a houseplant.
How do I care for my Chilean honey palm in winter?
If your Chilean honey palm has been around for several years, then it needs little care in winter. It now tolerates frost to about - 15 ° C and is thus hardy. It does not need fertilizer in winter and you can also reduce watering. However, you should not completely renounce the pouring, otherwise your Chilean honey palm will die of thirst.
Do young plants need to be treated differently from old ones?
Until the age of about 5 years, the Chilean honey palm is not hardy and should therefore overwinter indoors. At least frost-free should be the winter quarters and also bright. The warmer and lighter your Chilean honey palm in winter, the more water it needs. The honey palm does not hibernate. For example, if she is in the living room, she will continue to evolve.
However, this happens very slowly with the Chilean honey palm. It grows only about 5 cm a year and does not flower until it is about 60 years old. Accordingly, the palm lives but also. Its trunk can reach a circumference of up to 1.5 m. In her homeland, she was almost eradicated, because from the honey palm to win the palm honey and palm wine. But the palm must be felled.
The essentials in brief:
Tips
Although the Chilean honey palm grows only very slowly, it needs quite a lot of space in old age. At some point she is too large as a houseplant and should move to the garden.