Photos with the names of species of domestic palms

Palm trees in the wild The family of palms is very extensive and, according to the last count, includes about 3.5 thousand species. But domestic palms are much less numerous. Not all inhabitants of the tropics of Africa and Eurasia are able to live long indoors, and some of them are too large for home conditions.

Although specialty stores today offer a myriad of unknown crops, it is not worth buying an unknown species of indoor palm without looking at common sense. After all, the main problem that lovers of exotic plants face is the rapid growth of the southern beauty and the difficulty of keeping it in the middle lane.

Descriptions of indoor types of palm trees with names and photos will help you make the right choice for a florist, who nevertheless decided to decorate the house with a large plant with one or more trunks and luxurious feathery or fan-shaped leaves.

Date (Phoenix)

The date is rightfully considered the most famous and affordable variety of domestic palm.

Date palm in nature and dwarf date palm

It would seem that it is easier, plant a bone from the eaten sweet fruit, and after a while your own palm tree will appear in the house. And in fact, with patience, you can see the shoots that have appeared from the stone and grow a tree. But not only is it impossible to wait for the fruits to appear at home, so is the indoor date palm fingertip will grow so much in a few years that keeping it indoors will become problematic.

Another palm of this genus is much more compact and better adapted to growing at home. The Robelena date does not exceed 3 meters in height and sometimes bears fruit.

A feature of the date palm shown in the photo is the ability to form several trunks.

Washingtonia

Washingtonia filamentous in natureAnother well-known variety of house palm is the fan Washingtonia. Among flower growers, two plants are of the greatest attention: washingtonia filifera or filifera and washingtonia robusta, strong.

Indoor palms are famous for their large, finger-like leaves and fairly easy adaptability to indoor maintenance.

The filamentous Washingtonia is a North American species that is easily recognizable by its peculiar "beard" of dead foliage that forms in adult plants. Drying, the leaves do not fall, but go down, sometimes practically hiding the trunk.

Washingtonia robustaThe Washingtonia robusta is a Mexican variety that is more compact than its US cousin.

The only drawback of the room palm tree shown in the photo with the name Washingtonia can be considered its rapid growth. After 5–6 years of growing indoors, she will demand to find a more spacious place for her.

Howea

House palm Hovea and Howea forsterianaThe feathery leaves of the hovei indoor palm are the main, but not the only advantage of the plant from the islands off the coast of Australia. Numerous varieties of this plant take root well indoors and endure a lack of light. At the same time, the foliage is not paler and does not dry out, remaining dense and green even with excessive dry air. Plants are almost not affected by spider mites and other pests. This endurance has predetermined the popularity of hovea as a plant for office and public buildings.

This house palm grows slower than the others, and the young leaves that appear can be recognized by their nearly vertical position within the crown.

Rapis (Rhapis)

Rhapis excelsa and Rhapis multifidaThe Asian variety of the house palm, like the previous species, is unpretentious and is not afraid of drought. But with a lack of light, it loses its decorative effect and begins to be capricious.

Several types of rapeseed are grown in room culture.

Rape excelsa or tall does not like to be under the scorching rays of the sun, grows slowly at home and is often planted in pots in several pieces, so that the resulting curtain acquires volume.

The multifida or multi-cut rape differs from the previous variety in the size of the leaf blades and the number of long green fingers.

In the potting culture, variegated plants are also grown today, the green leaves of which are decorated with light or almost white longitudinal stripes.

Hamedorea (Chamaedorea)

Chamaedorea atrovirens and Chamaedorea hooperianaThe Mexican house palm is found naturally in fairly humid forests, where plants are reliably protected from cold winds and the scorching sun. However, chamedorea adapts well to dry indoor air and growing in a pot.

A slow growing variety with a single stem and drooping feathery foliage, planted in containers of several. Indoors, it can be affected spider mites, and during summer holidays in the garden it is often attacked by leaf-eating pests and slugs.

In culture, about a dozen varieties of domestic palm trees are grown, which differ in the size and shape of the foliage, as well as in some nuances in care and reproduction.

Chamaedorea elegans and Chamaedorea metallicaOne of the most unusual palms in the genus is Chamedorea metallica, whose leaves do not split into separate feathers and have a characteristic bluish or metallic sheen.

A feature of all indoor palms of this genus: with poor care, their leaves acquire a brown or brown tint.

Caryota

Seeing the forked feathery leaves of this palm tree, it is no longer possible to forget their unique appearance. Thanks to this shape of the foliage, the indoor palm tree in the photo was named "fish tail".

Caryota palm tree in nature and palm tree with flowers and fruit ovariesThe indigenous Asian species loves the sun, when grown in a room, if the plant is regularly fed, it does not notice a lack of soil. But dry air leads to a decrease in the color intensity of the foliage and to attacks on plants by pests.

Most often, mitis or soft cariota takes root at home. This plant forms several stems, the tops of which are decorated with lush plumes of leaves.

Soft karyota in the nurseryBut sometimes in flower shops you can see a different kind of home palm. Cariota urens or stinging grows in a single stem. In young specimens, growth is slowed down, but reaching a height of 1.5–2 meters, the palms are catching up and growing rapidly.

Livistona

Livistona chinensis in natureThe fan-shaped indoor palm of Liviston grows quickly, does not require special care, but with increased dry air, a characteristic feature of the plant appears. The long hanging tips of the foliage dry out noticeably.

Most often, in indoor conditions, you can see Liviston chinensis, Chinese. Although the plant does not grow quickly, after a while, even with regular transfer into larger pots, it does not have the strength to grow indoors.

Livistona saribusAnother species grown indoors is Livistona saribus. The palm leaves of this variety are not so long, and the palms themselves are more compact.

Types of palms for growing in the room - video

Comments
  1. Irina

    Please tell me the name of the flower

    • Olga

      It looks like a kind of indoor palm. There are too many plants in the pot, they need to be planted.

    • Marina

      Very similar to bamboo, I have the same one on the window for 12 years

    • Tatyana

      I also have such a flower, no one knows his name.

  2. Olga

    Please tell me the name of the plant

    • Olga

      You have a rather lush dracaena Compact, a variety of Fragrant dracaena, distinguished by the more modest size of the leaves and the bush itself. The plant is very viable and can grow even in light shade. He loves warmth and moisture, for regular watering and spraying, he will thank the rich color of the leaves. But you can't fill the flower either, the soil in the pot should dry out a couple of centimeters in depth. Be careful when spraying - water should not remain in the funnel of the leaf plates.
      There is one more point: once choosing a place for the dracaena, it is better not to rearrange it without an urgent need, the flower does not like this.
      If you don't mind, you can cut off the top of the very mature plant, and then lateral branches will appear on it. But I would plant two more bushes growing next to him in separate pots. For such a flowerpot, three flowers, while one of them is quite adult, is still a bit too much. Young plants do not allow the elder to eat well, so his leaves dry up. By the way, the tips of the leaves can turn black even in the case of too dry air. If it is hot in your room, try to spray dracaena more often.

  3. Olga

    Thanks a lot for the detailed answer.

  4. Dina

    What kind of flower and how to care for it?

    • Olga

      You have a variety of indoor palm and the flower does not look good. It seems that he lacks at least light - the leaves are completely pale. And they hang down quite sadly - what about the watering? Are you pouring too much? Most likely, the large plant is already sick, moreover, it stretched out, the trunk was bare from below. These palms are usually pruned to start branching.
      I would plant a young flower (the one that grows below) in a separate pot with fresh soil, having previously treated it with a fungicide for prevention. But the adult stem can be rejuvenated by cutting and rooting the top. Then she will grow young healthy leaves.
      If it is a pity to throw out the trimmed trunk, try to transplant it too (with treatment of the root system and removal of the affected roots). But now it is winter, and the process of forming side shoots will be long, besides, the plant is sick. For me, it's easier to grow something new.

  5. Julia

    help to determine the name of the palm tree? Thanks in advance!

    • Olga

      This is definitely a kind of fan-shaped room palm. Judging by the leaves, the plant looks like a brachea or a trachycarpus. And it has dry leaf tips. This can happen if the air in the room is too dry, especially now when the batteries are working.

  6. Julia

    thanks for the answer

  7. Alexander

    Tell me how to care? And what is it called?

    • Olga

      This is a kind of indoor palm, several plants of different ages in one pot. Judging by the richly colored and shiny leaves, the flower is quite healthy and happy with its care. That’s perhaps too stretched out. It would be nice to plant the young palms in a separate bowl, and in the spring to trim all the bushes, cutting off the tops. This is how branching can be achieved. But as for the tallest plant, unfortunately, it will no longer grow leaves in the lower part of the trunk. It would be better to simply rejuvenate it by rooting a cut young top, or cut the entire trunk low enough to allow lateral shoots to grow.

  8. Svetlana

    Girls, help me, what is my palm tree? I see that the flower is bad, the leaves are hanging, the lower ones turn yellow, I am afraid that it will disappear completely. I don’t know how to look after (((

    • Olga

      It looks like a variety of yucca. Most likely, the problem lies in the ground, that is, in the roots. The soil in the pot has some kind of bloom (perhaps sour, or the water is not suitable) and is too wet, the flower may rot. In any case, you need to change the soil, adding a little dry eggshell when transplanting to avoid further acidification. The substrate should be loose, clean garden soil is not suitable - it is too dense and dries out for a long time.
      The palm tree itself should be carefully examined for pests in the aerial part of the plant, as well as the roots. Remove patients, treat with fungicide. The yellow leaves must also be cut off, they will still disappear. Learn how to care for a yucca here https://myvilla.cosmetius.com/en/yukka-ukhod-v-domashnikh-usloviyakh/.

  9. Helena

    Tell me, what is this palm tree? It looks like a date, but the trunk is not really there.

    • Olga

      The bush looks more like a variety of hamedorea. The dry tips of the leaves of palms are usually cut off. Drying is most often caused by high temperature and low air humidity. In this case, the leaves must be periodically sprayed.

  10. lyudmila

    tell me what kind of palm tree it is. I was sold like a Rapis palm

  11. Olga

    Tell me what is the name of this palm tree?

  12. Tatyana

    Please tell me the name of the flower!

  13. Olga

    It is a kind of indoor feathery palm.

    • Tatyana

      thank

  14. Yulia

    Tell me what kind of palm trees. We have it all dries up, leaves like straw are made, tell me what we are doing wrong?

  15. Vitaly

    Girls, help me, what is my palm tree? I see that the flower is bad, thin twigs, the leaves are hanging, the lower ones turn yellow, I'm afraid that it will disappear completely. I don't know how to look after

    • Olga

      It is a bordered dracaena. The lower leaves of indoor palms tend to fall off over time, exposing the trunk, but not massively, otherwise this means problems. It seems to me that such a large bush has little room in the pot. Have you transplanted him for a long time? You can update the soil and transplant the shrub into a larger pot by placing a support near thin stems.
      If you want to return the dracaena to an even, beautiful shape, then you need to cut off the shoots to the point of curvature. On the remaining even stem, new side shoots will appear, even several, and the bush will again become lush. And trim the tops themselves, cutting off the curve of the shoot, and root - they grow roots very quickly, and you will get a couple more palms. How to properly trim dracaena is written here https://myvilla.cosmetius.com/en/kak-pravilno-obrezat-dracenu-chtoby/, and you can read about leaving by following the link https://myvilla.cosmetius.com/en/pravila-ukhoda-za-dracenoy-doma/.

  16. Nastasya

    Good afternoon. Tell me what kind of palm tree it is. We moved and it froze to the ground. The leaves are dry and brown. A new palm tree has crawled out from below and there are also new branches on the top of the head. What should I do? How should I do with it. I'm afraid to do something wrong. but on the Internet as I look, I don't see such a palm tree

    • Olga

      I may be wrong, but it seems to me that this is a fatsia. At home, it grows into a small tree with a strong stem and leaves on long petioles. If new leaves have appeared, it means that the flower has not completely died and is slowly coming to life. You can leave everything as it is, tearing off the frozen leaves, and then you will have such a tall palm tree with a bunch of leaves on the top (new ones will not grow below). Or you can cut off the top and root it in a new pot. Leave the old plant in your flowerpot along with a young shoot growing from the root, only shorten this long stick-trunk to the desired length.

  17. Larissa

    Can you please tell me what kind of flower?

  18. Larissa

    Please tell me the name of the flower

    • Olga

      You have a very interesting flower called dizigoteka - an evergreen shrub from the Araliaceae family that looks a bit like a palm tree. Judging by the thin leaves, this is an elegant dizigoteka, it is also elegant. The variety is characterized by slow growth. He loves moisture, but its excess will not forgive and rot, however, like missed watering, it will throw off leaves from lack of water. But spraying is just what is needed for a dizigoteka that needs high air humidity. The plant prefers diffused light and warmth.

  19. Larissa

    Thank you so much!

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  21. Anna

    Can you please tell me what this palm tree is?

    • Olga

      You have one of the types of indoor dracaena growing. I would rejuvenate the bush by cutting off both tops - they are too stretched out, and the leaves below are gone. Cuttings can be rooted and there will be two more new flowers. You can read about caring for dracaena here https://myvilla.cosmetius.com/en/pravila-ukhoda-za-dracenoy-doma/.

  22. Yulia

    Please tell me the name of the palm tree and how to care for it.

    • Olga

      This is not a palm tree, you have one of the varieties of milkweed growing. The flower is a succulent, in winter it requires especially careful watering. Loves light, stretches out with its lack. In order for the bush to develop evenly, it is necessary to periodically turn it towards the sun.

  23. Catherine

    Good evening. Tell me what kind of palm tree and how to care for it?

    • Olga

      This is a type of dracaena. Of course, the palm is already big enough, but a little "out of shape". You see, the lower leaves have fallen, and the trunks are thin for such a massive top. It is necessary to trim, shortening to the desired height, and then it will start up side shoots. And one more thing: I would plant the plants in different pots - when they start branching, they will have little space. You can find a lot of interesting things about caring for dracaena here. https://myvilla.cosmetius.com/en/pravila-ukhoda-za-dracenoy-doma/.

      • Catherine

        Thank you, I have long wanted to cut the top of my head, but I was afraid to ruin it. All the same, it has been growing for 10 years from a small hemp)

  24. Evgeniy

    Hello! Please tell me the name of this flower, I would like it to be good in a new place ...

  25. Daria

    Hello! Tell me, please, what kind of palm tree is it (or not palm tree). I received it in a deplorable state, I really want to put it in order, it was very bent and dry, transplanted, tied it up, but she does not look happy ((

    • Irina

      This is your yucca.

    • Olga

      This is really a yucca, and I would rejuvenate it. The trunk is already all bare, the leaves on it from below will no longer grow, besides, it is also crooked. Cut it back to the point where it begins to curve, and over time, the yucca will have new branches. If you're lucky, then a few. And the very top with leaves can be rooted in a separate pot. By the way, shanks cut from the trunk are also used for reproduction. How to care for yucca can be found here https://myvilla.cosmetius.com/en/yukka-ukhod-v-domashnikh-usloviyakh/

  26. Helena

    Good day!
    I bought a palm tree, the seller said that it was called “the royal palm tree”. I googled it, but it doesn't look like it at all.
    Help me figure out what kind of variety it is in order to understand how to care for them.

    • Alyona

      this is cicas

  27. Jasmine

    Tell me what kind of palm tree I have. And how to properly care for her. I have a plant for 10 years. Inherited from my mother. It was tiny, 3 leaves 10 cm high.Now, as you can see. But I think that I am doing something wrong. She has a very thin trunk and her constantly crown of the colony in one direction or another. What to do to make the barrel thicker and more stable.

  28. Marina

    Please tell me the name. Thank you in advance

  29. Svetlana

    SPECIFY THE NAME!

  30. Tatyana

    Please tell me what kind of plant I have and how to cure it?

    • Olga

      This is definitely an indoor palm, most likely one of the varieties of bamboo. Their leaves often dry out if there is a draft, cold, dry air and a lot of moisture in the soil. Try spraying the plant. And do not put in direct sunlight - it will dry too.

  31. Svetlana

    Hello. Please tell me the name of this palm tree. I don't ask anyone, nobody knows.

  32. Antonina

    Tell me what kind of plant I have and how to care for it. Now it is sick.

    • Olga

      Add a photo, please, so that you can see and "identify".

  33. Yulia

    please tell me what kind of flower it is? The palm tree said, but something doesn't look like to me.

    • Olga

      Add a photo, please, and we'll try to find out.

  34. Rosaline

    Hello everyone! Can you please tell me what kind of palm tree, planted about 3 years ago? And what is the best way to shape the trunk?

    • Natali

      Please add a photo.

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