Areca Palm

Common Names: Areca palm, bamboo palm, butterfly palm, golden cane palm, yellow palm.  Indoors, areca palms do best with bright light exposure from a south- or west-facing window. Like many palms, areca palms like moist soil, but they are sensitive to overwatering and cannot tolerate being waterlogged or sitting in a water-saturated potting mix. So let the soil or potting mix dry out slightly between waterings. Areca palms also are sensitive to fluoridated water, so use distilled water or collected rainwater. Sometimes palm fronds can trigger a cat’s playful swatting and biting instincts, so it’s comforting to know that the areca palm isn’t toxic for cats or dogs.