Sharon

4.9 |120 Reviews

Parlour palm

Chamaedorea elegans; Neanthe Bella palm; Parlour palm

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  Most light conditions
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  Almost unkillable

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• Sharon likes...

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    Frequent watering

    In spring and summer, she gets thirsty so check her weekly and water her whenever the top inch of soil feels dry.

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    Medium light

    She loves moderate to bright light, but direct sun is a bit much. In a very sunny room, place her away from the window.

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    Humidity

    Moisture in the air will help keep her leaves green and fresh. This is easily done by misting her about once a week.

• Quick facts

  Botanical name

  Chamaedorea elegans

  Nickname

  Parlour palm; Chamaedora; Neanthe Bella palm; Good Luck palm

  Plant type

  Herbaceous perennial; indoor

  Air purifying

  Yes

  Plant height (including pot)

  40-50cm; 50-60cm; 90-100cm

  Pet/baby safe

  Yes

  Nursery pot size

  12cm; 17cm; 20cm

• About Parlour palms

  You can tell Chamaedorea elegans has been popular since the Victorian times because of it's common name, the Parlour palm. Who of us have a parlour any more, let alone know what one is. But names stick, which is why we've called ours Sharon. She's friendly, and she'll happily take her place in any room in your home.

  In the wild, you’ll find this palm growing primarily in Mexico and Guatemala, which gives us a bit of a clue as to what kind of environmental conditions it likes. Think medium-to-bright light and frequent rainfall, which means you with your watering can on a weekly to fortnightly basis. Sharon likes her soil lightly moist but not bone dry and not soggy.

  Before watering we suggest you do the finger dip test by assessing the soil moisture up to your second knuckle. Too much water and her leaves will go soft and brown. Too little and her leaves will go dry and crispy. This makes her sound like a diva, but believe it or not, she is quite forgiving. She wouldn't have earned such a great rep as a houseplant over the last hundred years if she wasn't.

  To keep your palm extra happy, give it some plant food once per month from spring through to the end of summer, repot it into a fresh compost and a bigger pot every two-to-three years, and group it together with some of your other houseplants so that they can create their own little jungly microclimate. As a rainforest palm, Sharon loves high humidity.

  Did you know?

  Parlour palms are one of the slowest growing house plants and can take decades to reach full height.

• Reviews

  4.9 |120 Reviews

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  Anne

  Sharon has transformed our living room! Cannot wait for her to grow even more!

  

  Ali

  Beautiful and healthy looking plants with fantastic after care tips. I’ll be using again

  

  MRJ M

  Fluffy easy care lots of advice fab

  

  Natalie

  This was ok but arrived shoved sideways in the box it was too big for. Has survived though

  

  Becca

  Looks great

  

  Anon

  She’s kept fresh and ready. I haven’t had any issues with this bad boy

  

  Andie Middleton

  Great plant and delivered in tact

  

  Emma

  Beautiful and frondy!

  

  Lindsay

  Love Sharon! She adds so much to a room!

  

  Annette Hughes

  Great plant be lovely when we can have visitors back in our homes to admire my plants

  

  Daisy Walker

  Moved her to better light and she is thriving!

  

  Morag

  Sharon’s basic instinct is to be heathy and bright

  

  Lesley Tarrant

  Beautiful plant, very happy indeed with my purchase

  

  ..

  Nice plant but quite sparse for size of pot

  

  Kim

  I really love the look of this plant and it needs very little attention . It was the first plant i bought from Patch and then went back for more.

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