Red Latan palm, 10” pot Epipremnum Black base =too much water

Black base =too much water - black frond tips=too little water

perlite and orchid bark added for good drainage

They need well-draining soil

This is an excellent container palm while young

Always a looker

Red Latan palm, 10” pot Epipremnum Black base =too much waterThe red Latan palm is easily recognized when young due to its pronounced red stems, petioles. The leaves are fan shaped. The edges of the leaf and the main leaf veins are finely toothed. The leaves are stiff. As they grow their leaves lose their color and turn green. Leafstems and the leaf margins always stay red. The surface of each leaf is covered with a whitish, waxy deposit, providing a silvery appearance to the palm. This is a rare and endangered