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| Over watered Palm |
Drought tolerant when established. fresh bought, transported or recently repotted plants don’t need to be feed/fertilized for 6 to 8 weeks.
Needs fast draining soil, Cactus mix, or you can add some sand to cactus soil mix, 30-40% Sand to Cactus soil. Water when soil is dry to touch.
It is absolutely not tolerant to frost. It will Drop its leaves if it gets too cold, since its a native to Southern Madagascar it should not be below 50°f and no hotter than 104 °f (10-40 °c)
Water regularly in the warmer months. Approximately once a week.
It needs Full Sun (8 hours+ Less than 6hours it will become dormant)
Winter Dormant months, water once two weeks or when soil is dry to touch fertilize every month.
50% diluted cacti fertilizer monthly if the plants are in growth
Early spring to Early fall is the growing seasons and blooming seasons.
pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
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| Indoor Height Approximation |
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| Outdoor Height Approximation |
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| Madagascar Palm in Bloom |
When it flowers, it produces white pleasant smelling flowers at the top
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| Broken Palm top (let bottom callous over) |
Propigation:
From stem cuttings
Allow the cut surface to callous over before planting
From seed; sow indoors before last frost
Allow the cut surface to callous over before planting
From seed; sow indoors before last frost
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| My Madagascar Palm |
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| My Mad Palm |
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| Was Starting to Bulge From Over watering |
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| Happy Mad Palm :p |
