How To Care For An Areca Palm. One of the care of the areca palm to take more into consideration is irrigation. It grows effectively in partial sunlight and likes high humidity 50-70 for healthy growth.
If you overwater the palm and there is no place for the water to drain it is likely that the plant will die. These gorgeous plants require a lot of indirect light to grow but they do not like direct sunlight. Areca palms need high humidity and temperatures between 65F and 75F 16C 24C.
Areca palms prefer a well-draining slightly acidic soil.
Being a tropical plant it requires abundant and frequent waterings. Areca palms need high humidity and temperatures between 65F and 75F 16C 24C. Areca palm is great in removing two toxic pollutants. Use an 8-2-12 slow-release formula with micronutrients in spring summer and fall.