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Pony
Tail Palm
Beaucarnea recurvata
The ponytail palm takes its name from its resemblance to hair
cascading out of a ponytail. It's also called a "bottle palm" because
its trunk becomes a bottle like bulb at soil level. Because of its
massive size the plants are mostly root-bound. While they can store
water in their bulb, and use their water slowly, they probably don't
have a lot of soil in their pot. If the roots become too dry the lower
leaves turn brown or yellow and the plant looks a little ashy. These
are durable high light plants.
Overview:
Light: High light
Watering: Do not allow to dry out, keep
soil a little on the dry side. Don't allow to sit in water, empty
saucer after watering. Mist frequently.
Humidity: It's a rare day that we get up early and mist all
or our houseplants, or own a greenhouse with humidity control. They
seem to do well anyway. To counter the effects of a dry climate we
don't let the soil get severely dry on moisture loving plants, we
ignore those brown tips on palms, ferns, and dracaenas. Those brown
tips are probably caused from lack of humidity, but they don't spoil
the overall appearance of the plant. You can always trim the brown
tips, whatever you think is unacceptable.
Pruning: Remove discolored lower leaves. Do not trim brown
off the ends. Brown is normal and more cutting will produce more
brown, plus a jagged edge.
Problems: No real problems with this
plant.
Common Name(s): Ponytail Palm, Bottle
Palm
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