Kentia Palm
4.5 out of 5 (79 experiences)
About Kentia Palm
The Kentia Palm is a popular houseplant in temperate climates. They are well suited to containers and have a track record for surviving low light, dust, central heating, rough handling, drought, and neglect. Due to their large size, they make a good focal point in an interior or exterior landscape.
Taxonomy
Howea forsteriana
Howea
Arecaceae
Arecales
How to care for Kentia Palm
How often to water your Kentia Palm
Kentia Palm needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Kentia Palm in your home
Kentia Palm may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
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How to fertilize Kentia Palm
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Kentia Palm after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Hopefully I can keep "Xena" alive lol... brought her to her forever home today.. other I have started turning yellow drying out like 🤷♀️
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why are the leaves drooping? i’m noticing more & more of my leave are starting to droop, at first it was just 1 what can i do to fix them?
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My plant has lots of brown dead leaves - should I cut these out? #KentiaPalm
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Leaves are turning yellow, just a few, anything I need to do? #KentiaPalm
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My Kentia Palm’s leaves are starting to turn yellow and I’m not sure why. Anyone know why?? #KentiaPalm #help
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Kiki Palmer is yellowing and i don’t know why We watered her yesterday but she just turned even more yellow:( help
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Darkening leaves Hey does anyone know why these bottom leaves are darkening on my kentia palm? Bit droopy too :(
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Fungus I think? I have what the app identifies as a kentia palm. It has formed this white sticky stuff I am assuming is a fungus all over it. Is this a problem and if so how might I fix it?
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I’m trying to grow a Kenita Palm ,and, I can’t get rid of the yellow leaves . #KentiaPalm
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Blotches on leaf #KentiaPalm Hi, I'm a plant newbie and recently tasked with taking care of a large kentia palm. It looked lovely when it arrived a week ago but now I've noticed these marks on a leaf. Is it something I should worry about /what do I need to do? I've also noticed some leaves are starting to lighten and tips starting to go yellow. I'm so worried I'll kill it before it's collected :( Any help would be greatly appreciated - thank you :)
Care Summary for Kentia Palm
Kentia Palm
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 9 days
< 3ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
I love this plant, first one we got when moving into our new house and it’s great for filling up spaces. I find mine nears regular watering every though it doesn’t get direct sunlight but I just give it a cup every couple of days and trim off brown bits when need be.