Red Ponytail Palm Beaucarnea guatemalensis
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- Botanical Name
- Beaucarnea guatemalensis
- Common Names
- Ponytail Palm, Pony tail palm, guatemalensis ponytail
- Plant Type
- Beaucarnea
- Mature Size
- 6-16 ft tall in nature, 2 to 6 feet in home, 2-3 foot wide spread
- Sun Exposure
- Bright, indirect lighting
- Soil Type
- Outdoors needs fast draining soil, indoors a more peaty based potting soil
- Soil pH
- Acidic to Neutral, 5.1 to 7.5
- Bloom Time
- Spring, but not really indoors
- Flower Color
- Yellow or white but rare
- Hardiness Zones
- 10 through 12
- Native Area
- Rainforests of South Mexico and Guatemala
- Toxicity, Pet Safety
- Non-toxic, pet safe
This plant will make you feel like you are swaying in the warm breeze with minimal maintenance. This indoor low light and beginner-friendly beauty, the Ponytail Palm, known by the botanical name Beaucarnea guatemalensis is a beauty to add to your tropical plant assortment.
Available in the following packaging based on your preference:
- Nursery 6" - Standard plastic 6-inch planter pot that can be placed inside a larger pot or left as is until it outgrows it.
- Selene Planter - Porcelain 6-inch pot ceramic marble planter with drainage hole and matching rose gold ceramic tray. The planter measures: 7.5" x 6.5" x 6.5" and weighs approximately 3.7 lbs. We recommend placing your plant inside the nursery pot to make it easy to water and transplant.
Looking for more plant goodies? Check out our accessories.
For added humidity, our Lyfe Rose Gold Signature Mister will make a perfect addition to your plant shelf for both function and beauty. We also recommend adding our Plant Shield & Shine to your order for routine maintenance and pest prevention.
Our plants are shipped from our indoor greenhouse in South Florida. Please note all our plants are one of a kind and if you want to message us we can send you a picture of the exact one you will receive. The product image here is intended to be the best representation of what you can expect to receive but yours may have slightly less or more growth depending on the crop we have when your order is placed. Any lifestyle pictures are meant to demonstrate how a fully grown or more mature plant looks for you to get a sense of it in your space.