Caryota ophiopellis advice for potted/indoor culture?

[sashaeffer]

Picked up a nice Caryota ophiopellis (snakeskin palm)

Anyone on here have real world advice on it's care indoors? for now, going to keep it in master bath. No direct light, but bright room from a skylight and the added humidity of course but would like to move it to area when it will get noticed more.

[Alicehunter2000]

Caryota in general seem to do well inside near a window. If it were me, I would move it outside and only bring it in when the temps start dropping. Just think of the summer months as rejuvenation every year for the ultimate long term survival and health of the palm. With your winters up there it will be inside plenty....but when the weather is nice outside, let it have some freedom.

[sashaeffer]

I would have a perfect spot for it outside..dappled light throughout the day.

Issue this year has been rain...LOTS of it too. Has been negatively affecting some of my potted outdoor palms already and a couple in the ground from water saturation.

I do however, have a covered front porch that I keep other palms that can't have direct sun....I did have a small Neophloga I put out there and even in the shade the leaves it has started to dry out so had to bring it back inside and in the same area as the ophiopellis. We have humid summers here so thought it would like it but didn't and too expensive to loose.

[Pal Meir]

I had a couple Caryota mitis for many years growing inside living rooms and libraries (with dry air). The biggest over 30 years old group stood (or even stands?) inside a university library for more than 20 years. If it is still alive, I will take a photo and post it here. The problem was, that the library staff gave this very thirsty palm always too little water.

[sashaeffer]

I do have a large Caryota of some species(I have no idea what kind) in living room where it thrives and pushes new fronds often. Do ALL species of Caryota like the same culture? I thought both Snakeskin and Zebra caryota's preferred more shade, humidity and moisture.

[Pal Meir]

I saw several Caryota species in habitat and in botanical gardens in shady wet locations as also in full sun, depending also on the seasons. For my part they grew too fast for inside culture in a living room, so I had to give them away to libraries with high ceilings. The botanical gradens were not so interested, because the plants took too much space. Your Caryota will also soon get too tall for inside, I think.

[sashaeffer]

No doubt it will in time, then I will find a good home for it possibly our conservatory here in Omaha