Seeds and Things 15 Bamboo Palm Seeds for House Plants
The Bamboo Palm or Reed Palm is a relatively small graceful palm that grows to about 7 to 10 feet. Each stem is long and slender with "nodes" very similar in appearance to Bamboo. This palm naturally spreads by suckers or offshoots also similar to Bamboo. The stems are tall and have about 10-15 fronds each with about 12 dark green pinnate leaflets. As the old fronds die, these should be trimmed off and the leaf bases or sheath allowed to dry out. Later these should be removed as this promotes good plant hygiene and exposes the attractive light green "bamboo stem". Although the Bamboo Palm is mostly used indoors as it prefers shade, it can withstand higher light and will produce flowers and fruit in these environments.