King Palm is dying. Please help. =(
Mattj121
10 years ago
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stanofh 10a Hayward,Ca S.F. bay area
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Butterfly Palm/Areca dying - please help x
Comments (6)Hi, This forum isn't great for palm advise as you are probably thinking, responses are few and far between, guess people don't know.huh? Anyways it certainly is an Areca (Dypsis lutescens). So firstly I'd say the roots have had to much disruption, strictly minimal disturbance only, the pot is also to big. Direct sun on an unacclimatized Dypsis is damaging but I would think the nail in the coffin here is overwatering, I would also avoid cold rain water, room temperature rain water or distilled water is best. I would certainly dispose of it if you haven't and start again. I tend to avoid homebase palms, you may find better homegrown Areca palms in your local independent gardern center. Good luck...See MoreKentia and King Palms dying
Comments (14)WATER AND MORE WATER! They should have been kept soaking wet from the day they were planted. It wouldn't stop some sunburn- but would have mitigated the damage. For the Howeas its going to be a slow recovery- years. The King palms are much faster..but the browned trunk worries me. That's a deep burn. I know it sounds like you watered often enough...but probably not enough or deep enough. A watering ring around those palms filled when watered and then re filled would help. You might as well cut off the dead fronds and start from there. Those are some of the best palms to grow..but the start can sometimes get off on the wrong foot in a hot summer. You might be happier to add more palms alongside now that temps will be going down so you have something nice to look at for now. It would be worth it instead of getting all frustrated waiting for those to recover. Best luck!...See MoreOpinions please. Is this palm dying?
Comments (11)Thanks Tropicbreezent for your reply! I find two varieties of the Turnera I have are very prolific. The plain yellow, and the white with the black centre. I don't mind though they are easy to pull out and they are good fillers in my garden. The yellow with the black centre, is not as prolific as I still only have one plant, and it has been here for a couple of years. If I want it in the back garden, it will be the one I will use and I will have to propagate it. Yesterday I put in the rest of the agaves and added the bromeliads. The next step is to slowly add some colour, and I do like flowers! The back right corner, I am thinking of putting one of the buddleja I have, White Bouquet or Black Knight. I probably will also add some white or yellow gazanias in front of the agaves in the middle. With the flowers, I will probably try to stick with purple, blue, white and yellow. No pinks, oranges or reds! I am raiding my friends garden for cordylines this afternoon, they will probably go at the back. I also have the yellow turnera, yellow coreopsis, salvia (mystic spires,) white vincas. I have just bought a lavender lights plant that I am thinking of putting in the left hand side corner. All of this I am still pondering about. So if anyone has any suggestions, I would be very happy to hear your ideas! Thanks very much to Tropicbreezent and Stanofh for their replies and the great advice that you both have given me! Kind Regards....See MoreHelp! My Majesty Palm dying by the hour
Comments (2)Agreed, I live in zone 2b so there are only about three months of the year when the weather is good for outdoor palms. I did have her outside for quite a bit before the repotting and when she was inside I had her in my living room which is basically all windows. I definitely will not be getting any new Majesty palms after this one but I'm really concerned about the pests because I do not want them to continue killing the palm and/or spreading to my other plants....See Morejfacendola
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