Hirt's Victorian Parlor Palm - Chamaedorea - 4" Pot - Live Plant

I bought this to improve the air quality in my home. I generally dislike palms (the big spiky ones you see outside) and wasn't expecting to find this one so very... endearing. When I took it out of the box, I wondered if I'd ordered a fake plant by mistake, it was so vigorous and unfazed by its days in a dark, overheated box. It is real, though. And... jaunty. Perky, even. Unwilted, unbrowned, not so much as a broken leaf. Even though I got the smallest, least-expensive one listed, its foliage is thick enough to be all tangled up with each other into a tiny bonsai jungle. Not quite lush, but very far indeed from sparse. After removing it from the box, I proceeded to ignore it on my sunny, scorching doorstep for a day. It didn't care. I brought it inside and left it on the floor in the dark entryway for a while. It was fine there. I moved it to an upstairs room by an east-facing window late in the afternoon. It's cool with that, too. I should probably mention comparing it to other Chamaedorea determined by NASA to be effective in removing toxic gasses and particulate matter from air, or studies that show Chamaedorea elegans helps regulate indoor humidity, or stuff. There's plenty of info about that just a search-engine-of-your-choice away, should you be interested in it. I should also give it another week or so of the abuse and neglect that will probably typify its time in my home before reviewing it, to make sure it's as "indestructible" as advertised -- although the reading I've done supports that claim; it may not thrive, but it will soldier on through the battering storms of my apathy and forgetfulness. But really, I'm reviewing it prematurely specifically to mention that this thing is just darling. I've ordered another and am planning out where to put a third. It's cute. I was not expecting cute. Cute is not the word that comes to mind when I think "houseplant". Nonetheless, this houseplant is, in point of fact, cute. ___________________________ Edited to add: I've since bought another, a 6" plant. I initially received a 4" plant instead; I let Hirt's know about it on Thursday and heard back from them in 15 minutes. I received the replacement plant on Saturday. Amazing response times from Hirt's! The mistaken 4" plant is thriving next to its twin; both are gorgeous and healthy. The 6" plant is definitely larger and thicker, well worth the price difference, not just a 4"-pot plant in a larger pot. At this size, it's less an adorable bonsai jungle and more a full-on serious and somewhat showy houseplant. It, too, arrived in excellent condition, without browning, wilting, broken stems, or any other signs of damage or illness.

First and foremost this is an absolutely wonderful vendor to do business with. I got a very little plant. I knew it would be small. I'd never imagined one could receive a live plant in the mail and it be lovely when opened. Well, I killed the first one. I'm sure it was my fault (now) This company is so incredibly kind, they sent me another beautiful palm. The directions say you have to baby it which is somewhat true. It also says something like, "it likes heat. Keep in a cool spot" I'm not kidding. LOL!!! But the most important of all is it evidently loves cold weather. Mine does anyway. I had it out in the Summer heat and it did not like that, and started dying like the first one. I put it on my covered porch and it started growing around August. Oh, I had to take it out of a small planter I had it in. It likes to spread out. So, now it's getting into the 30s and look at it!!! New sprouts coming up. I shan't leave it out any longer; however; I fear it will die in the heated house. I recommend this plant because it's cute as heck(if you can get it in a partly sunny, cool location in a medium to large pot) Customer service is perfect. And it's inexpensive. Hope it lives!!!! I have attached a picture of it today November 19th 2015. I bought (the first anyway) on May 5th 2015. The second one was replaced immediately after my contacting the company.

The palm I received is so very tiny, and the roots weren't super well developed. That said, it is (knock on wood) thriving so far, and even has a few new shoots fanning out. It is beautiful, and seems like a healthy, happy baby plant.

I rec'd this in a matter of a couple days. It was in great condition and extremely healthy. I did a thorough inspections for bugs.. none... I have seen these in stores for over $15. This is a great product and I highly recommend this seller. The item was very carefully wrapped and packaged. There is certainly a great commitment to quality here. I just ordered 3 more. I'm going to pot them together for a bedroom nightstand. These plants are very beneficial for air quality. As long as you keep them out of direct sun but in a room that gets plenty of natural light these do very well. I let mine almost dry completely out before giving a good soaking. I lightly spray them every day 1st thing in the morning. (if you spray them when exposed to direct sunlight you might get burning of the foliage) I fertilize every 6 weeks but don't fertilize when the soil is very dry or, like any plant you will risk burning the roots. I find the best fertilizer to be SUPERthrive ( http://www.superthrive.com/faq.html ) found at Home Depot or on Amazon. Good luck with this plant. They are really very simple to take care of.

This is a cute little plant, and they did a great job packing it - it arrived looking healthy. But wow the pictures on the listing really misrepresent what you are getting. As you can see with the tissue box for perspective, this plant is TINY. The little pot is 3" tall and the plant itself is maybe 4", and there isn't much to it - it's barely any plant. It is super short but it also is nowhere near the bulk/width of the plant advertised on the listing. It's like a 10th of the plant they show in the pictures.