{"product_id":"areca-montana","title":"Areca montana","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAreca montana\u003c\/em\u003e is a small, single-stemmed betel-nut palm from the hill rainforests of the Malay Peninsula, southern peninsular Thailand, Sumatra and Java. A slim green trunk rises to a yellowish-green crownshaft and a compact head of five to eight pinnate leaves with relatively few, broad leaflets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShort, branched flower clusters below the crownshaft ripen into bright red, egg-shaped fruits. Growers may know it as \u003cem\u003eAreca latiloba\u003c\/em\u003e, the name long used for cultivated plants. It is a neat, shade-loving palm for warm, humid conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative range:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peninsular Malaysia, southern Thailand, Sumatra and Java\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e usually 3–6 m\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e partial shade, as befits an understorey palm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater:\u003c\/strong\u003e keep the soil consistently moist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold hardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e none; a strictly tropical palm for frost-free, warm conditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndoors \/ outdoors:\u003c\/strong\u003e outdoors only in frost-free tropical climates; elsewhere a palm for a warm, humid glasshouse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrow it somewhere warm and sheltered in dappled shade, in soil that never dries out. It is propagated from seed. In climates with cool winters it needs heated protection all year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Palmpedia:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grown in our greenhouse in Almeirim, Portugal, and supplied in 15 L to 35 L pots.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Palmpedia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67720284209326,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7877\/2398\/files\/7145_Areca-montana_01_c3e5d516-2938-4eed-a913-605ab22b2f59.jpg?v=1792614565","url":"https:\/\/shop.palmetum.com\/products\/areca-montana","provider":"Palmpedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}