Ponytail palm also known as Bottle Palm, Elephant Foot Tree is a unique houseplant that and it isn't a palm at all! It is actually a succulent, believe it or not.
Ships in 2x3 inch pots.
It's an excellent choice if you want to add a beautiful houseplant to your home without spending a lot of time caring for it. You can also grow it well as a bonsai!
Height Up to 15 feet
Light Full to partial sun
Water Mild-average
Temperature 65-75°F, but cooler in the winter
Humidity Average
Soil Fast draining soil
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The base of the ponytail palm has a bulging appearance with a more narrow trunk , topped with a fountain of long, slender leaves resembling blades of grass. The foliage generally curves downward and can be as much as two feet long and just an inch wide. Because the foliage is quite long, ponytail palms require a generous amount of space.
As a young plant, ponytail palms barely have a noticeable trunk. Instead, it resembles an onion plant. As the plant matures, the trunk begins to widen and becomes more pronounced.
Eventually, the trunk will develop a brownish-gray colored bark with a texture that very closely resembles an elephant's foot. The base will continue to grow in size, giving the plant a bottle shape.
This is where the ponytail palm gets its nicknames of "bottle palm" and "elephant foot tree."
Ponytail palms grow slowly, but when grown outside in warm climates they can reach heights of 20 feet or more. When grown as a houseplant, it will usually grows to about three feet tall.
It rarely flowers indoors, but when grown outdoors it will also produce flower stalks that can reach 16 feet or more in height. The stalks produce clusters of small yellowish or beige-colored flowers that open during the summer months.
Ponytail Palm Care
Overall, beaucarnea recurvata care is pretty simple: give it a good amount of light and don't over-water it. But there are some special things to keep in mind with this plant that we get into below.
Light
Because they're native to sunny desert regions, ponytail palms flourish in bright light. However, they can tolerate some shade, but won't grow as quickly.
Place them as close as you can to a west or east-facing windowsill where they'll get plenty of light and be bathed in the desert heat that they're used to.
Water
The root system of beaucarnea recurvatas are similar to that of a cactus. The plant's roots push deep into the soil to store water through dry spells. Water is also stored in its wide base.
These plants only need to be watered every one to two weeks, but can go as long as four weeks before needing a drink. Before watering, poke your finger into the soil and make sure it's dry to at least 1" deep.
When you water thoroughly soak the soil and let any excess water drain out.
Soil
Ponytail palms don't need much in the way of soil. Buying a specialized palm, succulent, or cactus mix will work well.
You can also mix your own soil substrate by combining the following:
Two parts of garden soil
One part perlite
One part coconut peat
One part sand, vermiculite, or expanded clay pellets
Try not to add too much peat as it will retain too much water and compact the soil.
Fertilizer
Use a liquid cactus fertilizer once every 2-4 weeks during the growing season. In the off season, you can decrease to once every 1-2 months or so.
Repotting
You may not ever need to re-pot your ponytail palm. At most you'll need to do so just once every 4-5 years due to its slow growth.
