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title: "I was cleaning up some of the dead shoots on my palm when I noticed…"
description: "I was cleaning up some of the dead shoots on my palm when I noticed THIS? Can anyone tell me what it is? I’ve never seen anything like it and I’ve had this…"
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author: "Plant Campbell"
published: "2026-09-02T22:28:10.615135Z"
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# I was cleaning up some of the dead shoots on my palm when I noticed…

_Posted by Plant Campbell on 2026-09-02_

I was cleaning up some of the dead shoots on my palm when I noticed THIS? Can anyone tell me what it is? I’ve never seen anything like it and I’ve had this plant for about three years now. It seems to be growing out of the plant itself but I can’t really tell

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## 6 comments

### LeafyGreenhouse commented on 2026-09-02

It’s a flower stem!

#### Plant Campbell replied on 2026-09-03

Oh what!!! I had no idea parlor palms flowered! That’s awesome

### Eveenala commented on 2026-09-03

Hey, how did you get your palm so big??? I’m down to 3 leaves. 😭

#### Plant Campbell replied on 2026-09-06

Honestlyyy I think it helps my partner and I bought her at half this size (so already kinda big) from a trusted local nursery. I bought palm fertilizer last year and so I’ve also fertilized twice… otherwise I just water her as instructed and mist the leaves every once in a while!

### Nichole commented on 2026-09-03

Yeh mine aren't looking their best atm. I've only got a couple leave frons on my 2 plants. What is your secret

#### Plant Campbell replied on 2026-09-06

I responded to another comment but I feel like buying a healthy well established plant really helped! And kinda feels like cheating 😅 otherwise fertilizer and misting the leaves is the only extra things I’ve done besides regular water! I live in the Bay Area and just use tap water too nothing special

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