Plant Care Walking Palm

Walking Palm

Taxonomy

Socratea salazarii
Socratea
Arecaceae
Arecales

How to care for Walking Palm

💦 Water

How often to water your Walking Palm

Water needs for Walking Palm
0.5 cups
every 9

Walking Palm needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.

Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Water 0.5 cups every
9

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

Select the pot size

5"
☀️ Light

Finding light for Walking Palm in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Walking Palm: 3ft from a window
3ft or less from
a window

Walking Palm may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.

Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.

Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Walking Palm in your home 🏡.

🪴 Nutrients

How to fertilize Walking Palm

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Walking Palm: repot after 2X growth

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.

By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.

To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Walking Palm after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

Care Summary for Walking Palm

Walking Palm


Greg recommends:

Water

0.5 cups every 9 days

Placement

< 3ft from a window

Nutrients

Repot after 2x growth

Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.

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