Howea forsteriana growth rate in pot?

[Mohsen]

This is one of my first palm I bought last year...almost 8-9 month ago and from then it was trying to open a new spear but still hasn't happened !!!

I heard that Howea forsteriana are slow but is that normal or something wrong with it? anyone growing this in pot?

[Pal Meir]

Here for comparison photos of potted Howea: #1 the same palm in 1972 and 1977; #2 palm in 2011 and #3 in 2013. — Maybe the site of your Howea could be too dark?

#1 — 1972+1977:

#2 — 2011 in 12 cm pot; #3 — 2013 in 28 cm pot:

[Phoenikakias]

Yo shady or to dry air or to warm. I hearn that in Greece nurseries try to grow faster Howeas at 12 C!

[Mohsen]

2 hours ago, Pal Meir said:

Here for comparison photos of potted Howea: #1 the same palm in 1972 and 1977; #2 palm in 2011 and #3 in 2013. — Maybe the site of your Howea could be too dark?

#1 — 1972+1977:

#2 — 2011 in 12 cm pot; #3 — 2013 in 28 cm pot:

 

27 minutes ago, Phoenikakias said:

Yo shady or to dry air or to warm. I hearn that in Greece nurseries try to grow faster Howeas at 12 C!

Thanks Pal and Konstantinos...the room is not dark , not direct sun and the same room for my other palms...actually I have another one on deck and show not much of growth either ? also Howaes is one of the most common palm in our area i so our climate should be suitable , something else must be wrong   

[wimmie]

A potted Howea should, as a houseplant, be able to grow two to three leafs a year. A light position and a moist medium should do the trick! I grow them in the house as hydroplants and they do very well.

 

Regards,

Wim.

[Pal Meir]

Another example of a potted Howea forsteriana (Strasbourg, January 1983):

[Pal Meir]

And one more (Bochum, July 2012; on the right side a bottle palm, also potted):

[knell]

Did you repot it when you bought it? What  does the soil medium consist of?

Here is the double at our store:

[Tassie_Troy1971]

Hi Mohsen

They need to be outdoors in the ground then they will speed up a lot ( water often use compost )  and Sydney has the perfect climate to grow Howea forsteriana to perfection and on my many visits i have seen many examples throughout the older parts of the city. Plant yours in the ground water well and spread around some compost and mulch and it will grow into a thing of beauty  !

My biggest one was was the same size as yours in 1999 and now has a huge trunk and easily makes 4 - 5 fronds a year in Chilly Hobart ! Here is my biggest one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mohsen]

Thanks Troy , do they tolerate full sun?

comparing with " Howea forsteriana " , "Hedyscepe" and " Rhopalostylis chatham " , which one growing faster?

[Tassie_Troy1971]

Yes they tolerate full sun after some minor sunburn.  A happy Howea is probably faster than both Hedyscepe and Rhopalostylis Chatham