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Pygmy Date Palm (Phoenix roebelenii): Graceful Fronds for Indirect Light

Phoenix roebelenii: Understory Palm for Indoor Shade

Native to dense tropical forests of Africa and Asia, pygmy date palm (Phoenix roebelenii) thrives in the indirect light of homes and offices. Slow-growing to 4–5 feet indoors with arching, 3-foot fronds of delicate leaflets on a central trunk. Excellent air purifier.

Care

Low to medium indirect light; keep soil evenly moist. Average humidity. Slow grower—patience rewarded.

Pygmy date palm fronds

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