These plants add lush green foliage to our households, can adapt to a variety of conditions, and are supremely easy to care for. They make the perfect plant companions for houseplant newbies!

In fact, there are few other houseplants that are as easy to care for and flexible in their care needs as these trees. And many of the notable exceptions, such as sansevieria and pothos, are toxic if ingested by pets or children.

Parlor palm, on the other hand, is just as easy to care for as the famously easygoing snake plant and devil’s ivy, but it comes with the added bonus of being nontoxic – a feature important to those of us with young kids or fur babies in our households.

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Of course, it’s also a simply lovely houseplant! And it will add a slightly tropical vibe to your living space.

I’m going to fill you in on everything you’ll need to know about growing this tree as a houseplant – and then you can let the green fronds of this small tree fill as many corners of your home as you like!

Here’s what we’ll cover:

What Are Parlor Palms?

The parlor palm, Chamaedorea elegans, is a type of small understory tree that is native to tropical and subtropical rainforests in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.

In the wild, it grows in lowland and mountain forests that have moist, wet, or mixed climates.

Here are some tips for recognizing this species when compared to other indoor palms:

This tree has fronds that are pinnately compound, meaning its leaves are divided into many leaflets, emerging from

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