Thailand lady palm must be kept constantly moist. The other lady palms should be allowed to become somewhat dry between thorough waterings. Heavily and repeatedly drench lady palms with water twice a year to leach excess fertilizer salts from their potting mix. A rich houseplant potting mix, such as an african violet mix, is ideal. Lady palms are slow-growing and need very little fertilizer.
Scale insects are a major pest of lady palms.
They may hide in the fibrous leaf bases, so inspect carefully for them. If necessary, lady palms should be divided in spring or early summer when they are actively growing. Large lady palms can also be air-layered. These are the most widely grown species of the lady palms. It easily adapts to most indoor situations and so is popular for its ease of care, durability, insect resistance and long life.