Houseplants · Low light
Kentia Palm
Howea forsteriana
$59.99
Elegant, arching fronds and a slow, tidy habit. The best large palm for a room without much sun.
Size Nursery pot · total height
Ships Monday to Wednesday in a nursery pot with drainage. Planter sold separately.
30-day Arrive-Alive guarantee. If it arrives damaged or declines in the first month, we replace it.
Free shipping on orders over $75.
About this plant
The Kentia Palm is a perfect indoor palm. Elegant, air-purifying and resilient, it can tolerate some neglect, cooler temperatures and dry air conditions making it a low maintenance and trouble-free palm to provide lush, leafy, tropical foliage and an exotic element to any home or office interior. Howea forsteriana is also sometimes called the Sentry Palm or Thatch Palm.
| Botanical name | Howea forsteriana |
|---|---|
| Sizes | 6½" pot · 31" tall 7½" pot · 39" tall 8½" pot · 39" tall 9½" pot · 55" tall |
| Growth habit | Upright |
| Ships in | Plastic nursery pot with drainage holes |
| Guarantee | 30-day Arrive-Alive |
Care card
Howea forsteriana
- Light
- Low to bright, indirectHappy several feet from a north window or in an inner room with good lamps. More light means faster growth.
- Water
- When the top inch is dryRoughly every 1 to 2 weeks, less in winter. Check with a finger before you water.
- Humidity
- Average home humidityNo misting needed. Keep it away from heating and AC vents.
- Pets
- Non-toxic to cats and dogsListed as non-toxic by the ASPCA. Still best kept away from determined chewers.
- Care level
- Easygoing
