As such it's familiar with bright but dappled light, so will be happiest in a room with good light levels, but away from direct light - a few metres away from a sunny window, somewhere the rays don’t fall directly on the leaves is ideal. The flamingo lily is native to South America and the Caribbean where it lives in the rainforest on the branches of trees or underneath the tree canopy. Its waxy colourful ‘flowers’ are technically spathes - a brightly coloured leaf designed to attract wildlife in its natural tropical habitat.
The flamingo lily or Anthurium displays beautiful long-lasting blooms of red, white, yellow or striking black flowers. This does mean larger plants can be expensive - after all they’ve taken years of care to grow that tall - but smaller specimens are usually very affordable if you have patience.įairly expensive to buy - but its long-lasting spathe flowers will outlive any cut flowers offering long-term value for money! The parlour palm can reach heights of up to 150cm in maturity, but it’s slow-growing, so it won’t outgrow your home too quickly. How long does a parlour palm take to grow? Find it a comfortable spot and it will grow happily for many years though. Hailing from tropical climates, the parlour palm prefers it warm and humid, so it will thank you for a light misting on top of your regular watering, and for keeping it away from cold draughts, or too close to radiators where it will dry out. How do you look after for a parlour palm? And for pet owners - seeing as its swaying fronds can be particularly appealing to cats - the good news is it’s non-toxic. The parlour palm prefers bright indirect light but as long as it has a spot out of the shade it makes an easy-to-care-for indoor plant. As well being one of the best indoor plants for adding a touch of the tropical to your interior, the parlour palm or Chamaedorea elegans has great aesthetic value with elegant arching leaf stems and an impressive freestanding habit which will add height to an interior group several different sizes together to create a verdant display.
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