Newly acquired "majesty Palm"

[KentiaPalm]

I love the coconutty look of its fronds I hear it's a temperamental palm to keep indoors , love some advice guys

Edited November 24, 2015 by KentiaPalm

[DoomsDave]

Welcome aboard!

You're correct, Ravenea rivularis are hard to grow inside. They need a lot of light, which is hard to give in the winter where you are (I'm originally from Ohio in the U.S.) and they need a lot of water and they're subject to magnesium deficiencies.

That said, if you give them plenty of light, and a regular shower they will still grow. The really bad news is once they do grow, they get really large.

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[knell]

I was nervous bringing my 5g trio indoors, but they are spearing and hanging their leaves majestically over my bed as I type this.

Granted, I baby it. It is near a window that gets 5-6 hours of sun in winter (Im on a hill and the sun sits low on the horizon) and i leave my flourescent light on for 12-14 hours a day. 

I gave it a sandy humus soil and a teaspoon of slow release pellets starting out, and I water the pot in the morning if/when the soil moisture is below 30%

Room relative humidity is kept 40-60%, lower at night and when its chilly outside.

Hope this helps! It is much less work than it sounds. They are forgiving but never forget they are rivularis - of the rivers - never let them dry out completely!

Hope this helps

[Mohsen]

I kept mine on deck which received  full sun but through transparent roof... So far my fastest Palm ... I repot it once... I water every day and even don't empty its soucer as they like even being in wet feet( not sure which other palms are like this) 

eventually I will transplant it to its final home in my small garden someday ...

[Brad Mondel]

I've had great success with this species indoors after many years as a youngster trying to get them to grow. I did some research and found out that in the wild they grow next to rivers, hence "rivularis" and enjoy plentiful water. Do not let them dry out! I even kept mine soggy with wet feet and it never skipped a beat. Sometimes mildew grows on the surface but you can allow the top two inches to dry out a bit and water from below. Mine received bright light and no direct sunshine and did amazingly well. It got so big I had to give it away… one of my favorites.