Footstool Palm-Identify, Grow,and Care Tips

Hi Tom,

Footstool Palm-Livistona rotundifolia is also sometimes referred to as a Table Palm or a Fan Palm. I really like the large, shiny, fan shaped leaves but be careful of the thorns on the stems.

Footstool Palms like bright light in a warm room but no direct sun. Keep the soil barely moist at all times. Allow about the top inch of the soil to dry out before you water. They do require high humidity to prevent leaf tips from turning brown. You can cut off the brown leaf tips with a wet scissors. Fertilize with a balanced plant food diluted to 1/2 the recommended strength during the late spring, summer, and early fall.