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@plantcarebasics.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 3:18 PM

A faded new shoot at the very top is a different pattern entirely.

👉 See what each one means: https://plantcarebasics.com/why-my-parlor-palm-turning-pale-yellow-white-speckles/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=parlor-palm

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A badly faded new shoot standing at the top of a parlor palm, a pattern and position that tell the cause.

A wooden stick drawn out of the soil with moisture on its lower end, the first of three checks to run.

The whole frond group at the top of a parlor palm fading together, a pattern and position that tell the cause.

Why is my parlor palm turning pale yellow with white speckles: a frond scattered with fine specks and fading.

@blue-in-florida.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 1:23 PM

Gemini Springs 2. 9/26.26
#photography #reflections #water #springs #nature #palms #palmtrees #florida

@plantcarebasics.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 9:18 PM

Close the snips on the dried edge and leave green tissue standing.

👉 See what names the cause: https://plantcarebasics.com/why-is-my-parlor-palm-getting-brown-crispy-tips/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=parlor-palm

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Pruning snips closed at the junction of dried and green tissue on a parlor palm leaflet, where the cut lands.

A wooden dowel in the soil with dry pale particles clinging to it, the first of three root zone checks.

A white-gray crystal crust on the rim of a deep green parlor palm pot, the third of three root zone checks.

Why is my parlor palm getting brown crispy tips: dried browned tips above a deep green pot.

@plantcarebasics.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 9:18 PM

Tip the saucer the moment it fills. The root zone drains into empty space.

👉 See the dowel reading: https://plantcarebasics.com/how-often-to-water-a-parlor-palm-without-root-rot/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=parlor-palm

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A saucer of standing water tipped out beside the pot, watering a parlor palm so the root zone drains.

A wooden dowel pulled out with damp medium stuck to it, the moisture reading that sets a parlor palm watering interval.

One parlor palm stem lifted clear with dark softened tissue at its base, reading a root zone gone sour.

How often to water a parlor palm without root rot: a can tipping water onto the medium surface.

@plantcarebasics.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 9:18 PM

Run water through the pot over the sink until it comes out clear.

👉👉👉 See the feed strength: https://plantcarebasics.com/how-to-fertilize-a-parlor-palm-without-salt-buildup/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=parlor-palm

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Water running out of the base of a nursery container over a sink, getting salts out of a parlor palm pot.

Browned leaflet tips on several parlor palm stems above a white crust, how often to feed and how strong.

A measuring spoon of liquid feed above a full watering can, how strong to feed a parlor palm at half strength.

How to fertilize a parlor palm without salt buildup: a white crust ringing the medium surface and the pot rim.

@plantcarebasics.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 9:18 PM

A neanthe bella tag settles nothing. The stems do.

👉👉👉 See the stem check: https://plantcarebasics.com/parlor-palm-vs-cat-palm-vs-bamboo-palm-how-tell-them-apart/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=parlor-palm

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Scattered stems rising from the medium at the base of one parlor palm pot, what the tag says versus the plant.

Overhead view of the stem emergence points at the medium surface of two pots, the stem check that separates three palms.

Several slender stems rising from one base with old leaf-scar nodes, the stem check that separates all three palms.

Parlor palm vs cat palm vs bamboo palm how to tell them apart: three potted palms side by side.

@plantcarebasics.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 9:18 PM

Leave the spray standing or cut it at the stem. Those are the two options.

👉 See how to choose: https://plantcarebasics.com/why-does-my-parlor-palm-have-yellow-flower-balls-and-seeds/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=parlor-palm

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A flowering parlor palm with a pair of snips resting on the work surface, leave the spray or cut it off.

Macro view of the point where a flower spray leaves a parlor palm stem below the sheath, where the yellow balls actually sit.

Five separate parlor palm stems rising from the medium surface, whether seed will follow the flowers on each.

Why does my parlor palm have yellow flower balls and seeds: a branched spray strung with small yellow beads.

@plantcarebasics.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 9:18 PM

After a split, tip the saucer so no division stands in what drained away.

👉👉👉 See which stems divide: https://plantcarebasics.com/how-to-separate-and-propagate-a-parlor-palm-clump/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=parlor-palm

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Water draining from the base of a newly potted parlor palm into its saucer, the weeks after on both halves of the pot.

Several parlor palm stems set into the medium surface of one pot, what the pot actually holds before the first cut.

A single parlor palm stem traced down into a washed root ball, the first cut decided by what the pot holds.

How to separate and propagate a parlor palm clump: ten washed-root stems laid beside the emptied pot.

@plantcarebasics.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM

Settle the pot size first, then read the trail the wall leaves.

👉 See the blend: https://plantcarebasics.com/best-soil-mix-for-a-parlor-palm-in-a-pot/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=parlor-palm

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The outer wall of a deep green glazed parlor palm pot with one pale mineral trail, size first and material second.

A scoop pouring coarse aggregate into the blended mix for a parlor palm, two parts coir to one part bark and sand.

Pine bark chips poured into a shallow mixing tub, the bark share of a parlor palm mix measured by volume.

Best soil mix for a parlor palm in a pot: three ingredient piles laid out side by side in proportion.

@plantcarebasics.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM

Soap over a broad-spectrum product every time on this palm.

👉 See the repeat interval: https://plantcarebasics.com/how-to-get-rid-of-spider-mites-and-scale-on-a-parlor-palm/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=parlor-palm

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A small clear spray bottle standing on a work surface beside a parlor palm, choosing between soap, oil or alcohol.

A parlor palm frond covered in faded mottled marks with no mites alive on it, damage left behind after a spray.

Close-up of an old marked parlor palm frond beside a clean new frond, damage that stays after the mites and the spray.

How to get rid of spider mites and scale on a parlor palm: tiny dark specks on white paper below a frond.

@plantcarebasics.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM

This palm is already safe around cats, dogs and children.

👉👉👉 See the care readings: https://plantcarebasics.com/how-to-care-for-a-parlor-palm-indoors/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=parlor-palm

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How to care for a parlor palm indoors: a multi-stem palm stands in one pot, fronds arching out beside a low chair and rug.

Close-up of a parlor palm in one pot with several stems leaning sideways, the habitat overview for this palm.

Macro view of a coarse sand layer spread over the soil surface in one pot, safe around cats and dogs.

A damp sponge wiping dust from a parlor palm frond, the first move when sap-feeding insects are the cause.

@markyart.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 5:55 AM

A beautiful day.
#garden #blue #sky #coast #palms #Sussex #sunshine

@sreetamabhadra.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 3:46 PM

Delighted to be featured in @botany.one's Meeting Plant Scientists series! 🌱
I talk about #evolution, genome size, #polyploidy, #gingers and #palms, and why #plants are absolutely fascinating.

www.botany.one/sreetama-bha...

@whitehorsepress.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 10:10 AM

Big thanks to all our #subscribetoopen supporters and direct donors for keeping ‘Plant Perspectives’ #openaccess in 2026. We really need to build more support to sustain the journal for the longer term, so please consider asking your institution to subscribe. #plantstudies #envhum #palms

@whitehorsepress.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 10:10 AM

There is also a new poem ‘La Chucula’ by Paolo Realpe Mina, and a review of Andrés León Araya’s book ‘The Coup and the Palm Trees’. @dukepress.bsky.social #plantstudies #envhum #palms

@whitehorsepress.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 10:10 AM

...; Pahang’s Oil Palms; Women Workers in Indonesia’s Oil Palm Plantations; Racialised Politics of Plant Health and Pest Control in Colombia; Palm-Leaf Manuscripts in the Preservation of Traditional Siddha Medicine; and Uses of Palms in Ecological Restoration in Ecuador. #plantstudies #envhum #palms

@whitehorsepress.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 10:10 AM

We’ve published issue 3.2 of ‘Plant Perspectives’, a special issue on ‘Global More-than-Human Histories of Palms’ (guest edited by Sophie Chao, Pilar Egüez Guevara and Jayson Maurice Porter); #openaccess here: www.whp-journals.co.uk/PP/issue/vie... #plantstudies #envhum #palms