Potting of Bottle palm
Potting of Bottle palm.
The best compost consists of two parts fibrous loam, one part leaf mold and a bit of sand. Repotting should be done in the spring. Loose soil should be removed with a pointed stick and the plants are set into slightly larger pots.
Propagation of Bottle palm.
Seeds can be sown in the spring in well-drained pots of sandy loam. Place them in a greenhouse that has a 65-degree temperature. Young shoots can be inserted in pots filled with sand or sandy soil in the spring. Place them in a propagating case to speed up the growth of roots.
The best compost consists of two parts fibrous loam, one part leaf mold and a bit of sand. Repotting should be done in the spring. Loose soil should be removed with a pointed stick and the plants are set into slightly larger pots.
Propagation of Bottle palm.
Seeds can be sown in the spring in well-drained pots of sandy loam. Place them in a greenhouse that has a 65-degree temperature. Young shoots can be inserted in pots filled with sand or sandy soil in the spring. Place them in a propagating case to speed up the growth of roots.
Eng.: Ponytail palm, Bottle palm, nolina, Elephant-foot tree. Suom.: Pullojukka. Sven.: Flasklilja. Bot.syn.: Dasylirion recurvatum J.F.Macbr., Nolina recurvata (Lem.) Hemsl., Nolina tuberculata (Roezl) hort.