Beaucarnea recurvata (Ponytail Palm) Houseplant Care - 229 of 365
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- čas přidán 14. 12. 2019
- Alright girls, put up your hair in that ponytail because we got some work today presenting #229 of "365 Days of Plants" with Ms. Ponytail Palm, otherwise known as Beacarnea recurvata. The punky foliage, the caudiciform...what's not to love?
In this video I'll discuss where it is originally native to, where I'm growing it in my home, and basics like light, watering and fertilizing.
You can check out more of these videos here and on my IGTV @homesteadbrooklyn.
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Beaucarnea recurvata
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I had a neighbor a couple years ago who said she bought a small one in college, in the 70s, and still has it today! It's about 16 ft tall!
holy mofo-growing indoors or outdoors? That's about their max height!
@@summerrayneoakes It was grown indoors, she had a huge west-facing window she swore she never moved it from.
That's Amazing!
Mine is older than my kids. I bought it when we were first married and we’re married 42 years.
@@bonniepapso9299 Wow!! That IS amazing! Congratulations on your wonderful marriage ❤🎉
When i was 5 years old this is what my parents Ponytail Palm looked like as it sat in our hallway...now I'm 44 years old and its 7 feet tall in my livingroom.
THAT IS AWESOME
@@logic.4218 WTF?
@@logic.4218 did the cat kill the plant?
Cool
Do you have tips on maintenance?
One of the very few indoor palms that are nontoxic to our fur babies and I love it for that!
But it is not a palm ;D
I’ve never been remotely interested in one of these until now. Summer, you’re a very good plant ambassador.
Oh glad it piqued your interest!
I’ve had a love for them forever! I have one that has been with me for 45 years and it has produced 2 pups over the years. It is large so it gets its own window spot in the winter.
I went crazy and cut the leaves off my palm .I put miracle grow hoping it will grow back
The top collapsed being inside with winter. I cut the leaves all off
I have a 5 foot tall ponytail palm in my guest room. It brings me so much peace! definitely worth investing in one of these .
I have one of these. My mum rescued it from the dumbster. I don't like palms at all but when I started touching it I coudn't resist taking it home. It's such a nice feeling to run your fingers through it's foliage.
Yay a happy ending, lucky plant.
Absolute cat magnet!! My cat isn't interested in any of my 70ish other houseplants, and yet she climbs up to get to my ponytail palm no matter where I put it!
My cat ate my small plant right down to the trunk. I almost threw it away but decided not to. It regrew and now I keep it far out of reach of them. :)
I have one outside it’s doing great.......
This video was AMAZING. You covered everything, explained after yourself and give so many examples. Love it
made my own perlite for my PP and other succulents - 2 parts succulent soil, 1 part sand, 1 part pebbles.
what a difference, too. my plants tell my thank you by their growth.
nvr thought i would own a plant … succulents are the move!
/Bklyn👑
Omg yes!!! That’s why I got it! Cause it looks like a Dr. Seuss plant haha
My mom always loved plants so I decided to get her my favorite looking plant. This plant is so cool loooking. I just ordered one and I hope she loves it !
I am a lover of this plant! I have so many I may be considered a hoarder of ponytails palms. I bought 2 small pots with baby ponytail palms. One pot had 6 and the other pot had 5. I never separated them. I control their size by keeping them in small pots. On sale at Lowe’s for $1.50 each. They are still alive and green. Living their best plant lives! They will be 11years old this summer 🎉. I bought 6 more baby pots at Walmart 2 years ago. Some have 9, 7, 11. I will need to repot them when they out grow the pot. I like raising them from babies.
I found your video doing a Google search for Ponytail palm care and I have to say ---Thank you!!
Short and to the point with lots of great info. I appreciate that.
I loooove ponytail palms! I have four of these babies.
I can’t believe you got rid of one because it got too big 🥺
Hopefully she sold it or give it to somebody
i got mine about 2 years ago. i’m 13 and i’m probably gonna have it my whole life!
My mom grew these outside in South Florida when I was little. They can grow to be massive and so beautiful (slowly, however).
Oh my, I need another one of these in my life! I had one many years ago and didn't know how to properly take care of it and I killed it, or it would be a very old plant close to 40 years old, dang it. I love the look of these and yours is just so beautiful, and you're right it is a plant that you can't stop touching, but all the kitties I've had never touch my plants, I did have a female that liked to play with my spider plant and one of my Christmas cactus' but the two I have now leave everything alone, thank goodness. That kitty got cancer and passed away over two years ago, I miss that dang cat. Thanks Summer I really love this plant and I miss my old plant, I will be looking for another one. See you tomorrow.
I love this plant, and yes I have had to keep him up high away from my cat. Thank you for making this video Summer. Also, love the plant pot you have this plant in.
I love how @Frank Drebbin below exclaims, "CAT FOOD!" haha. Thanks re: the pot. I LOVE that planter. I got it from Chelsea Garden Center. They are those outdoor planters that if they get wet enough, moss starts to grow on them.
This has become my favorite house plant of late. I had seen one in a CZcams video and loved the bulb that forms on the bottom. Too me about 4 months to find one. That was 6 months ago. Bought it as a baby with just a few leave and no stem or bulb. Today it is almost a foot tall and when just watered, has a spherical bulb about the size of a golf ball. Though no stem as of yet. From what I understand, the secret is to let it get very dehydrated before you water. If the bulb looks like a raisin and is as thin as the stem (or what it should be had you one) then it is ready to water. If you water it before then you will not get a big bulb. Just a fat stem like the one in this video. I water it once every 40 day or so and it's bulb almost doubles in size from the previous watering each time. I have a goal with this to bonsai it. Keep the bulb large and low to the ground and only let a few stems come up from it.
Love the plant and pot🌿👍🌿
I absolutely LOVE that pot!
So beautiful!!!
I convinced myself that my kitty wouldn't mess with it because I really wanted one. She ate the whole thing over night :'(
At least it's non toxic to cats :)
Omg
Oh no :(
Beautiful plant good video
The pot that it's in is perfect for it :)
I LOVE that pot. It actually cracked because it got kicked over and it glued together nicely. Can't even tell it's cracked!
Very informative series 👍👍👍👍
I really like this , it's so different. I'm going to get one for my collection.
This is the only plant my cat is obsessed with. I finally had to get one just for her. They’re not toxic to pets. My cat is not food motivated and is very picky. I think it is because the plant looks similar to cat grass, which she loves. This is the only thing we fight over 😂
My female cat has two best friends, my ponytail palm, and a zebra haworthia.
My orange poody cat is visiting my mom and she has a bunch of ponytail plants locked in her bedroom..anytime she leaves it open he knocks over every one and wants it like a bad addiction! I've read online that although not toxic, it can irritate the stomach contents and cut the stomach. I thought it was similar to the spider plants that also seem to attract bad poody cats!!
I decided to buy one for my birthday! thanks!
I swear, I was sent one to rescue in a trade and as soon as i got it out of the box, my cat was STRAIGHT over trying to eat the leaves & she really doesn't bother with any of my plants (with the exception of this and my spider plant) so definitely a cat magnet 😂
My cat did the same thing. I've been slowly replacing all of our house plants due to losing all of them in a house fire, back in Aug 2017, since rebuilding and moving in, in October 2019. Bought several new plants the other day, this one being one of the first ones I brought in. After setting it down on my dining room table, my cat confirmed decades, possibly centuries, of cat owners suspicions that cats, are indeed, capable of teleportation! I swear, she was there gnawing on that beautiful, leafy bouffant before I could even take my hand away from the pot! Honestly, I shouldn't have been so surprised by any of this. She is obsessed with one of my little succulents, that I brought home about 6 months ago. She doesn't care about any of my other succulents, just the succulent that we now refer to as "the one". She was digging this thing up any chance she could, then would nonchalantly, carry it around the house, as it were her baby. I ended up hanging it from the ceiling to keep her from being able to get to it, but after being a witness to feline teleportation, I'm thinking hanging things from the ceiling is a waste of time.
Love that pot!
i just got one a few days ago and my cat WILL NOT stop trying to eat mine... and i was so happy to know im not the only one with this issue haha :)
I am SO dying to get one of these!!❤️❤️❤️🥰
I've seen one in full bloom this autumn, plant about 80 years old and 2.5m height without the flowers.
You are correct. Ponytail palm is non toxic. Safe for pets, BUT the leaves are sharp like pampas grass and can cut fingers or pets’ mouths. They love lots of sun/bright light. Treat the same as a succulent.
I have one of these... but it has been through some really hard times. It has NO LEAVES at all right now... but a rather thick stalk... and roots that appear alive to me. My question is: Do I need to chop off the top to spur it to grow new leaves or just repot it and put it in the sun and hope for the best?
That pot is so cute
My cats love to nibble at the foliage of my tiny ponytail palms! They like to gnaw on anything that's similar to curling ribbon, and this plant totally has them for foliage! XD
Fortunately any of my plants that don't have "ribbon-like" foliage possess no interests to my cats. I can have those at their heights.
My cat is so obsessed with mine, I had to put bird netting around my plant shelf. We'll see if that works or if she pulls a T2 and gets through it.
The top of my palm is turning yellow - HELP should I cut it or leave it alone? Your advice is always on spot = thanks
I bought one that came with a pot that has no holes and is potted in relatively medium to big stones. Is it okay to leave it in the pot and water it or do you recommend moving it to a pot with holes? I know people plant it in water but I'm not sure if the pot with no holes will make the root rot 😓
This is another great plant! I love this plant and all of it's character. I also like beaucarnia stricta. I have noticed that every time this plant would get rootbound and I would pot it up to a larger pot the caudex would expand to a larger size quickly. These plants are tough and very rewarding to grow. Speaking of cats... they like to claw up the caudex which can ruin the appearance of the plant in a very short time. So beware the curious kitty!
Wow, they used yours as a scratching post???
@@summerrayneoakes they did LOL
i have one i got from whole foods about 15 years old, never repotted, never fertalized and it's still going strong. i might repot it to a bigger pot to get it to grow.
There are many ponytail palms plant in the ground where i live. And they are flowering now. In our southern hemisphere summer.
Got pix? (Links, please?) Are they fragrant?
@@johnjhill3 sorry no links, maybe just google flowering pix. And I haven't been close- they are too tall. They are full tree size! Maybe 2meters. Sorry, I couldn't help you.
@@plantsandpiggies7758 ...Wikipedia has a decent photo with a huge spray of brown-pink blossoms. I was wondering if there are other colors, and what the fragrance might be like.
@@johnjhill3 Hi Frank. I'm sorry for my late reply to you, but I was so excited to let you know that the other day I was on a walk and I saw another ponytail palm in bloom. Again, it was planted into the ground and the blooms were a beautiful dark speckled pink with a cream/brown. So yes, the wikipedia photo is definitely what it looks like in real life. I think the ones I saw last season must have been older blooms that were dying off. Sorry for any confusion. Hope you're well and safe.
Love this plant. Have 5 of them, and yes cat loved to eat this plant!
And rabbits too 😅
I just bought one of these today and its about the same size as the one in the video, how much and how often do you water that one?
I love my bonsai version but I let it dry out so much, the roots on one side died back! It doesn’t seem to bother,I’m just concerned it won’t make it.
In germany these are called elefant foot (Elefantenfuß). I'm growing one from a seed, that I've planted in april this year. It will probably take forever until it has some kind of stem.
Starting from seed might give you a better chance of growing a huge caudex.
@@johnjhill3 , and a chance at getting a nice root base
@@johnjhill3 Do it for the caudex!
I've just bought one of these on sale with an intention to try and save it, help it get in better shape, and then find it a new home. It only has like 8 leaves and it looks like it might die any minute. I put it on the balcony since it's the only place in my home with sunlight. But I'm not sure if it can survive nights outdoors. I wish I could rescue this plant but it's possible I'm actually hurting it even more :-/
The cat part is so true. It was annoying so now my plant stays in my room and the cat is now banned from the bedroom 😂
Finally, a plant I can place in direct sunlight! and yup, when I got this my cat immediately tried to eat it.
Recently got one & this is my dilemma right now... My damn cats are going to town on it.
Wow it's a beautiful specimen! ! Did you give it a 'haircut'? Mine has very long leaves..
I don’t have direct sunlight that’s means it’s not going to well?
I got one as a gift.. its been 2 years sitting in a bowl type container.. should I repot it? Its growing ok..
Excellent video
You answered my question with my cat and I'll try to keep him away.
Hi Summer, why are the leaves of your plant so curly? They look so cute like that! 🤗
I just bought a Ponytail palm today and the leaves are quite straight. It is only a baby still, it's not even showing the stem yet.
I got 3 of them in a 2” pot do I transplant them now? Thank you for any advice.
Can i replant the plant thats in a 6 inch pot into something 3 times as big
And how come the leaves are not as curly as when i bought it. They lost most of the ringlets
Its in the south east corner of the house, sunniest spot
ell I need help ....the caudex on my pony tail palm shrunk from one side. The caudex is hard and the leaves look healthy.
Would this plant like more of a succulent/cactus soil mix if it likes to be dry?
is there a difference between this and a Maya Palm? I haven't found too much info about them online.
As far as I know Beaucarnea recurvata and B. guatemalensis (most popular pony-tails on the market) could be propagated only by seeds only. Please correct me if am wrong.
I have a baby one, but I'm trying to figure out how to have it create a second growth point on the top. Right now it just has one little sprout of leaves. I have heard of you chop them off at the top that it forces a second growth point...any truth to this? Any recommendations on how to go about it?
Can I use the same Miracle Grow I use outside on my Ponytail? Happy New Year
Mine is getting lighter and lighter in green and also sometimes some leafs get brown. What can I do ? Br
Hi, can you please let me know how much water and how frequently should I water my ponytail palm ? It’s from cost farm in a ceramic pot without drainage hole and have glued pebbles top of the soil.Hope can u send a picture for better idea? Regards.
here?
What about spritzing the plant? Does it need to be sprayed here and there?
I just bought one today. Luckily I don't have any pets... Just a Tennessee walker. He has a whole pasture of grass to chew!
What is the best way to clean the leaves on the ponytail Palm?
My ponytail palm started to shed off the leaves. What is causing that?
What about pests? I have one with fungus gnats and I saw ants in the other one. What can I do?
My ponytail plant is 50 years old but tall and thin what can I do to thicken it. It''s leaves are also droopy. Plus I just notices little black spots. Bugs or fly poop not sure.
I just bought one and its not as green as yours , do you happen to know why? I bought it like that
def cat safe. They are from the aloe family :) my cats did love chompin on it at first though hahaha
I had my plant up quite high but my cat still managed to reach it. It made her very sick because the edges are quite sharp. Still love the plant especially when the ends start to curl.
Hopefully she learned her lesson!
My cat loves it he keeps it really well pruned it’s too heavy to flip over but yes all the lower leaves have been eaten or played with to death but it survives and keeps going
That's such a cute plant. I could see putting google eyes on it.
I have one that my aunt gave me to try to renurture as it was dying and brown. It started getting root rot. However I have taken it put it out into the sun to dry and mist it lightly below the pot. It likes water and shrinks when it needs more water. However its sprouds are still brown, I can tell it is much heathlier then it was before and is still drinking and alive. It seems much happier then the plant was before, but I was wondering if new sprouts can ever grow back after damaged or if they just take a long time. Accept for the old dry stems from before I took it, it is much much healthier now and looks almost completely normal besides its old leaves. It drinks water, I water it about 1 inch once a week, and light mist it daily early in the morning with three squirts in the bottom part of the vase away from its base, one mist over its leaves, i put it out during the warm summer, and it loves and drinks all the bit of water up and thrives in the warm weather. So I think this ponytail palm is almost back to normal minus the new growth. They definately love drinking lots of water but they need to heat to help keep them from getting too damp. So my vase is round and the pony tail palm sits in a draining pot, I only ever water the vase, and mist the leaves, it loves that. They also don't like cold weather at all not even the tiniest bit, so I bring it in every night. I always keep it out of the shade, as it doesn't like to sit in shade for too long and the person who had it originally had it in a shady area. I researched the plants habitat and tried to water and care for it the way it would be in its habitat which is a mid desert/tropical enviroment which means they still get some misted water everyday, just enough heat and energy to absorb its soft trunk from getting root rot and diseases. I also have a few small mangos, avocados, mini tropical sunflowers "Million Gold" and a huge baby cotton wood tree and they all like water, they all like heat, sun, and most of them are all highly suspectible to diseases and root rot. So I try to care for them attentively.
I do like the tropical plants and because they all have somewhat similar care, it makes it easier to stay in routine with them. As other plants need different care. I love tropical plants and like them I also love hot weather, sun, and water. Mangos like the most water, cottonwood tree, million gold, avocados, and lastly the pony tail palm.
Dude I got this plant for myself 3 years ago and a really didn't care for it my mum did, but she recently died and so I am trying to take care of it but its leaves are brown and I have no idea how often I have to water it, if it needs fertiliser ( no clue what she means) or if I need to give it a bigger pot. For being almost as large as it was when I first got it three years ago I'm worried for its health
Help!!! I had to move in a hurry and pulled my poor baby out of its home threw it in a bag and repotted it in a bucket smh it was all I had. I put it in direct sunlight but a weeks later and it’s leaves are looking really pale so I figured too much sunlight. I know it’s leaves have burned before from our UV light for the gecko that lived with it. I repotted it again because I noticed it’s been a month and the soil doesn’t look any drier. Maybe I just over watered once and ddidnt realize how much water I put in the bucket cause I couldn’t see much to begin with. Well my poor baby has been through so much and I didn’t think when I repotted it for the second time that maybe I should just put it in dry soil. I cut all the dead leaves of to give it a fighting chance but it’s sprouts from before i moved are so saggy and the leaves are all really light. Should I repot again but give dry soil? Should I leave in direct or indirect sunlight for this already severely shocked dying baby 😭
My old cat destroyed my first ponytail palm! Total magnet towards it
Totes. It literally beckons cats to eat it.
I have three cats and this plant is their favorite, lol.
Mine too, but it is toxic so i put it on my shelf
Can you feed it artificial light, LED perhaps?
Did you discuss how often to water? Did I miss that info?
I just brought one from Lowe's i noticed the leaves tips were tunning a little brown, i gave it water, because usually there underwatered, im hoping i didnt over water it, mine has small rocks, so im unable to see the soil, any advice?
I got a Ponytail Palm yesterday from Lowes and it was full of water. No brown tips, i replanted it removing all that wet soil.
Hey I notice u guys leave out the trunk of the pony tail I just got so maybe I should take the soil from the trunk
I have one.. 😁 but, 😩it dosent look as healthy as yours... I have in out side my patio but , again i dont know what im doing wrong with it... Leaves are turning brown.. I water it every week too.. Help!!!😞
That one seems like it’s got multiple branching mine is only a single liter if I cut out the leader will like it multiple branching like that mines going to be 2530 years old it’s huge
My poor ponytail just died and I'm heartbroken. I don't know what I did wrong. It looked exactly like yours. All the leaves turned dry and yellow.
Are there different kinds of Ponytail Palm? The one that i have has really long/large foliage relative to its trunk/caudex.
Yes, there are several varieties. Beaucarnea guatemalensis and B. recurvata are two of the most popular.
Hi maam have you trim it to make short like that.
Will it get hurt if my cats climb it. My Angora is wild
It looks like my leaves are burning. Could it be too much sun??
Yep had mine for a total of 5 minutes on the floor and my cat started to chew on it. Smh.
How much sun do they need?
I have a very small one I bought from Lowe’s for under $5.... maybe $3. I bought it because the leaves are pretty and I needed/wanted a plant in my kitchen counter top, under the cabinets because all the other plants I put there, grows fast and I had to keep on moving it elsewhere... so this is perfect! Any other cool plants that slow growing?
They need sunlight though.
Snake plants!
Can you attach a link or we may buy two for seven how’s that food or 347 house plant food thank you
My ponytail palm must be a different species, I have it outside because the leaves are like big sharp swords and I constantly slice myself on them. I had a grassy looking Dracaena indoors at some stage and even though I elevated it my (indoor) cats would do anything to get to it and nibble the strappy leaves... and tip the whole thing over and make a mess. Now I make sure to give them their own cat grass pot that they're allowed to nibble and then their interest in my other plants drops significantly, but yeah they will for sure go for grassy looking plants if they are A. bored and B. have nothing they ARE allowed to chew