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Royal Bottle Palm
Hyophorbe lagenicaulis
The bottle palm is grown entirely for its trunk — smooth, grey and dramatically swollen at the base into a shape that genuinely resembles a bottle, tapering to a slim neck under a small crown of arching fronds.
It stays small, around three to four metres at full maturity, which makes it one of the few palms that works flanking an entrance or in a courtyard without eventually overwhelming the space. Plant them in pairs.
- Distinctive swollen bottle-shaped trunk
- Stays under 4 m — suits entrances and courtyards
- Best planted in matched pairs flanking a doorway or gate
Rs 1,500for the 2–3 ft
Inclusive of pot and mix. Delivery Rs 350, free over Rs 5,000.
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At a glance
- Mature size
- 3–4 m
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Difficulty
- Easy to keep
- Around pets
- Non-toxic — safe if chewed
Full sunEntranceCourtyardLarge pot
How to look after your Royal Bottle Palm
Written for Pakistani conditions — long hot summers, dry winter air, and hard tap water. Follow this rather than advice written for a temperate climate.
- Light
- Most prefer full sun once established; indoor palms want bright, filtered light.
- Water
- Deeply twice a week in summer, weekly in winter. Palms dislike both drought and standing water.
- Humidity
- Moderate. Indoor palms benefit from raised humidity in winter.
- Soil
- Sandy, free-draining soil. Palms rot at the crown in heavy, wet ground.
- Feeding
- Specialist palm feed containing magnesium and manganese, three times a year. Ordinary NPK causes yellow banding.
- Temperature
- 15–48°C for outdoor species. Protect indoor palms below 12°C.
If something goes wrong
Yellow bands on older fronds
Why it happens: Magnesium or potassium deficiency — very common in palms.
What to do: Apply a palm-specific feed. Do not remove yellowing fronds; the palm is still drawing nutrients from them.
Brown, dry frond tips
Why it happens: Dry air, salt build-up, or under-watering.
What to do: Water deeply, flush the soil, and raise humidity for indoor palms.
Soft, foul-smelling crown
Why it happens: Crown rot from water sitting in the growing point.
What to do: Usually fatal. Prevent it by never watering into the crown.
Arecaceae
We grow 11 palms
They differ in leaf shape, mature size and colour — compare them side by side before you choose.
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