Your ponytail palm needs at least three to four hours of sun every day. This plant originated in eastern Mexico and it’s accustomed to warmer climates. When you’re setting your plant, make sure that it’s facing a southern or a western window...
Watering is probably the most sensitive aspect of maintaining a ponytail palm. Overwatering or underwatering a ponytail palm are two of the most common mistakes plant owners make!...
You don’t need to worry about fertilization too much. Botanists recommend that you fertilize the ponytail palm from spring to autumn with organic houseplant fertilizer. These palms don’t grow too quickly, so you shouldn’t worry if your plant isn’t growing...
Even though the leaves of a ponytail palm are sensitive, you should feel free to trim them. This can help you achieve the shape you want your plant to have. The tips of the leaves will often go black with time and you should cut them off with scissors...
Even though this plant originated in many different states in eastern Mexico, it is now only found in the state of Veracruz. These plants can live for a very long while, with one plant in Mexico registered to be 350 years of age...