Ponytail Palm 15 Seeds - Beaucarnea

The ponytail is a weird palm-like succulent with a greatly expanded base and a single trunk with a rosette of long, strap-like leaves that arch and droop. With age, the trunk eventually develops a few branches. Ponytail can get up to 30' tall, and the base up to 12' across, but houseplants generally remain less than 6 or 8' tall. The leaves are thin and flat, up to 6' long and only an inch wide. They are clustered in dense tufts at the ends of the branches and arch upward, then droop downward. The plant looks a little like a palm, and a little like a big onion sitting on the ground with a single stalk growing up and sporting a parasol of drooping, strap-like leaves. Flowers are produced only on large specimens. They are creamy white and inconspicuous individually, but borne in large showy upright clusters that extend above the leaves.

Location
Ponytail occurs in scrub and semi-desert areas in southeastern Mexico.

Culture
Light: Full sun.
Moisture: Drought tolerant. Water deeply, but infrequently. Ponytails grown as houseplants are especially vulnerable to overwatering. Allow the soil to dry out between waterings.
Hardiness: USDA Zones 9 - 12. Mature plants can tolerate temperatures down to 18F.
Propagation: Offsets (suckers) can be separated and started as new plants in spring or seed, anytime. Ponytail makes a large and handsome houseplant, doing well even in rooms with air conditioning as long as it has bright light. They do well even in rainy climates like Florida as long as the soil is sandy and extremely well drained.
Ponytail palm is often sold as a potted plant for the interesting appearance of its swollen base, which is in fact an adaptation for storing water during times of drought. It is, of course, not a palm, but related to the yuccas and century plants.

• The ponytail is a weird palm-like succulent
• Ponytail can get up to 30' tall
• palm is often sold as a potted plant for the interesting appearance of its swollen base
• It is, of course, not a palm, but related to the yuccas and century plants
• Ships from Ohio