Kentia palm

I've wanted one of these guys for a long while now and finally got one today. I already have a parlour palm but that has a more short and squat habit, whereas the kentia is a more tall slim build, which is what I want. I believe they're pretty easy to care for. Is there anything I need to be aware of?

 

Hi, nice plant but can't give you advice as mine grows outside here in the shade, Someone will come along from thee UK to advise you.

 

Keep it away from that radiator

Water from below, away from draughts and strong summer sunlight. Dont let it dry out or the leaves brown up.

I fed mine seaweed in the growing season.

 

Thanks. That radiator's never on, we have a wood burner that heats the house. That window is north facing, the sun never shines in so direct bright sunlight never enters that room.

I also have a parlour palm, see below, which, as you can see is looking really healthy. All I feed my parlour palm with is fish tank water, which has nitrate in, hence healthy green leaves. I plan on feeding my kentia similarly.

How long will it take my kentia to reach the ceiling, I believe they are really slow growers?

 

If you potted it on, fed it and spoke softly to it, it'll still take a few years to reach the ceiling.
Or, thirty seconds if you put it on top of a step ladder!

 

I'm always on the look out for gardening tips to vastly improve the basic and mediocre knowledge I currently possess. Your tip regarding the step ladder to make your plants "grow" is gardening gold sir, pure genius, lol.

 

I may have been joking, but a step ladder is actually a novel way of displaying a variety of plants