Beaucarnea recurvata

Elephant's Foot Palm

This has a bulbous trunk where it stores water, long, shiny, green wavy leaves grow from the top of the trunk and hang down, hence the name ponytail palm although this is not in fact a palm in the true sense.

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plant Features

Full sun
Very little water
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
Free draining

plant information

Common name

Elephant's Foot Palm

Latin name

Beaucarnea recurvata

type

Evergreens

family

Asparagaceae

ph

6.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

Soil

Free draining
Water

Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Elephants Foot Palm is 1.00meters x 2.00meters

1.00 M 2.00 M

Beaucarnea recurvata

Planting Season

From Early Spring TO Late Winter

Put Elephant palms into a bright lit area if this is not possible put it outside in the summer to compensate. If they are getting too big for the container they are in or getting top heavy, they can be re-potted into cactus compost. Point to remember they do like to pot-bound,

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