Chrysalidocarpus lutescens ~ Areca Palm tolerates-wet-soil Commander Hay Hens and Chicks

Commander Hay Hens and Chicks is a mat-forming evergreen succulent with flat blue-green foliage that matures to red with green tips and grow in rosettes

Marine Blue butterflies

The tall spikes of fuzzy powdered buds open to tiny two-lipped violet-blue or intense deep blue flowers on purple stems bloom from late spring into fall

IMAGES:  David Monniaux

Chrysalidocarpus lutescens ~ Areca Palm tolerates-wet-soil Commander Hay Hens and ChicksAreca Palm is now one of the most popular evergreen palms as a houseplant. Its yellow multi rimmed cane like stems grow in clusters and is topped with light green pinnate foliage that arches upwards. Rarely flowers indoors. Grows best with bright indirect sun and moist but well drained soils. Drought tolerant once established. Syn. with Dypsis lutescens. Type: Shrub Height: 6' 7' (Indoors) Spread: 3 4 (Indoors) Spacing: 3 USDA Hardiness Zone: 10 11