- With a potted plant, it's important to know how big it will get. Lady palms eventually outgrow their initial pots by a lot, reaching an adult size of four meters (about 13 feet) tall, so keep this in mind if you don't have high ceilings or don't live in a climate where you can ultimately replant it outside.
- Best described as a cross between a coconut palm and a bamboo shoot, these plants offer an exotic aesthetic. They have broad, segmented leaves and long, thin trunks.
- The University of Hawaii at Manoa's tropical plant and soil sciences department considers the lady palm a slow-growing plant. Though repotting is needed, the plant remains small for several months.
- These plants come mainly from Taiwan and China. Lady palm plants are not found in the wild. All known populations are cultivated on farms, primarily in China.
- Regular watering is essential, and the leaves should remain slightly moist. Drained water should be discarded. Natural sun is preferred, but lady palm plants can survive on filtered light.
- Seeding lady palm plants producse fruit. The fruit is small and white; some domesticated mammals will try to eat this fruit. Thankfully, PetFriendlyHouse.com reports, lady palms are not harmful to pets.
