Areca Palm (Dypsis lutescens)

House plants are back, and more popular than ever.

Dypsis lutescens is a classic houseplant, that has never really gone out of fashion! Also known as the Areca Palm or a Bamboo Palm is an instantly recognisable indoor palm and a favourite houseplant. This is thanks to its upright growing habit and arching palm leaves, creating a beautiful and eye-catching focal point wherever you position it your home. It is easy to grow and very low maintenance. Making it a suitable choice for all levels of experience. These gorgeous palms also make a great gift idea for anyone who hasn't got an outside space to garden.

Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore keep this in your home with confidence, for stunning results for many years to come.

As well as being a great plant to brighten up your indoors, the Areca Palm, like most indoor plants is well fantastic at helping keep the air in your home clean as it filters out pollutants keeping it fresh and clean. According to a NASA study, it can remove formaldehyde, xylene, and toluene, found in furniture, fireplace smoke, and common household products.

Supplied as an established plant in a 14cm pot, approx. 50-60cm tall.

Please note that the decorative pot is not included, see 'as supplied' photo.

• Max Height:180 cm
• Max Spread:75 cm
• RHS Garden Merit
• Perfect In Pots
• Easy To Grow

Top Tips

Care Guide

• Water regularly when the plant is in active growth from spring to late summer although let the surface of the soil dry out slightly before watering again. Reduce watering through the winter months.
• Mist the leaves regularly with a hand-held spray or stand on a tray of damp pebbles.
• Plants do best indoors away from artificial heat such as radiators, ideally in a bright position out of direct sun.
  

Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please allow us 5 - 7 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.

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**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

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