This gorgeous variety of palm has flowing and slender green leaves, rendering it the look of a ponytail tied up on a kids head. It has a bulbous trunk that is used to store water, making it apt as an indoor plant collection.  The good news is that they’ll put up with a bit of affection like this from time to time and they’re not toxic to people or animals.

As a lazy gardener or a novice one, this is absolutely perfect to grow. They do not require too much maintenance and look gorgeous. Ponytail Palms are succulent species of plants i.e. they can store water in their roots and trunks for a long time. This makes it easy to tend to.

The evergreen leaves are long and strap- or grass-like. On mature plants they can be up to six feet long and only an inch wide but are much shorter on smaller plants. They are rather tough and leathery, with very finely serrated edges – sharp enough to cut skin.

Instructions for growing a Ponytail Palm indoors:

Light: They will do absolutely fine with partially bright sunlight for a certain period of the day. If you have drastic weather conditions, it is best to keep in bright light for half the year and in low or less light in the other half.

Water: Like we said, it is a succulent plant species hence you do not need to water them every day. Once or twice a week is fine as long as the top soil is not completely dry. They store water within, making them thrive in little water as well.

Temperature:They like semi-arid weather conditions and do well in summer months. They can survive the winters without or with little sunlight.

We’ll be sharing more about this plant in future.