Best Indoor Plants For Your Health

Dwarf Date Palm

Also known as the pygmy date palm, the dwarf date palm is simple to care for and has a display of arching leaflets that are very narrow compared to other palms. The attractive trunk is brown and up to six inches in diameter. Even outdoors, dwarf date palms only grow from six to ten feet tall, so they are quite manageable indoors. These are best suited in rooms with enough bright light to satisfy them, such as in greenhouses or conservatories, although any room with sufficient light allowance will do. Setting dwarf date palms in a window that receives the morning sun is ideal.

Dwarf date palms produce fruits that start red, turning black when they reach full ripeness and aren't typically eaten. They prefer moist and fertile soil, relying on good drainage. Dwarf date palms should be watered deeply; water should be dripping through the pot's bottom when you finish. The soil should be allowed to remain moist, but not soaking wet, as a plant sitting in water can suffer root rot. This palm also benefits from granular slow-release fertilizer.