hi . I bought a indoor travelers palm but after I bring it home it does not seens ok as you can see in attached pic . pls help me to fix the problem. tanx

Hello biglii, Welcome!

I've seen the Travelers Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis) growing in the landscape (they get quite large) but due to their size, I've never known anyone to keep them as an indoor plant. Hopefully someone with knowledge about growing them as an indoor container plant will be able to offer advice.

Biglii!

How long have you had it? Can we see a picture of the container and does it have drainage holes? What kind of light and water does it get?

Zencat said: Biglii!

How long have you had it? Can we see a picture of the container and does it have drainage holes? What kind of light and water does it get?

Hi I have it for 1 month ( I bought it from far place and it take 24 hours to reach to me ) it has indirect sunlight next to a window. and have good drainage . and you can see the pic of the plant when i received it .

I've grown it outdoors only. It seems like it would be very hard to grow it well indoors. What sort of light are you giving it?

Since you've had the tree for such a short time, it could just be stress related due to the change in location from a greenhouse/garden center situation to indoors and may need some time to adjust to it's new home.

Your plant requires maximum indoor light right in front of and close to a sunny window if it is to survive indoors. Although it does not like dry soil, yours is in a fairly large pot and it is not growing vigorously, so it will need to dry at least 2 inches deep into the pot before needing any water.

I do not see a healthy new growing tip and that is concerning. The already damaged leaves will not recover. If you don't see some healthy new growth in the next month or so, then the plant will probably never recover.

WillC said:Your plant requires maximum indoor light right in front of and close to a sunny window if it is to survive indoors. Although it does not like dry soil, yours is in a fairly large pot and it is not growing vigorously, so it will need to dry at least 2 inches deep into the pot before needing any water.

I do not see a healthy new growing tip and that is concerning. The already damaged leaves will not recover. If you don't see some healthy new growth in the next month or so, then the plant will probably never recover.

do you think it is better to put it outdoor for recovery ?
thanks

Outside in light shade might be beneficial.

WillC said:Outside in light shade might be beneficial.

thanks .

How did it go?

By the way, has anyone successfully planted a Ravenala anywhere in Europe?