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title: "I got this palm back in December as a gift. I repotted it. But now…"
description: "I got this palm back in December as a gift. I repotted it. But now shes growing funky. I don’t have hardly any windows in my apartment. I figured moving it…"
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author: "Olivia"
published: "2026-07-16T20:50:47.481871Z"
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# I got this palm back in December as a gift. I repotted it. But now…

_Posted by Olivia on 2026-07-16_

I got this palm back in December as a gift. I repotted it. But now shes growing funky. I don’t have hardly any windows in my apartment. I figured moving it from a north facing window to a south maybe would help. She grows so fast, and i love it. So far I’ve had to cut a couple of fronds off due to yellowing. Any tips for better care?

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## 8 comments

### MikeC commented on 2026-07-16

I’m shocked you can keep it alive indoors. Mine is so weird. No matter what I do my leaves crisp up. I had to put it outside

### MikeC commented on 2026-07-16

Lady at the plant store said they are very difficult plants and love being outside. I figure I would let it live outside for the summer and fight with it in the winter. Might get a plant light

#### Olivia replied on 2026-07-16

Yeah i heard they were difficult to take care of but surprisingly ive been able to keep it alive consistently. This is my first plant too

### ABagel commented on 2026-07-16

Are you fertilizing? I don’t pay for premium but I put reoccurring reminders in my phone’s reminder app based off Planta’s care info in app.

#### Olivia replied on 2026-07-16

I was thinking about fertilizing it. Also heard it needs humidity. But surprisingly its doing well

### Cooper commented on 2026-07-17

I have no luck at all with these palms but I have read they need humidity

### Olivia commented on 2026-07-17

Update: shes already lookin a little better this morning, I think moving spots definitely helped

#### Cooper replied on 2026-07-17

Thanks for the update

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