4 in. Umbrella Palm Potted Bog/Marginal Pond Plant

Hi Dale52! I am guessing that your question refers to whether Umbrella Palm is a bog plant or not. All of the plants we offer are grown in 4 inch pots with their "feet wet" as a plant that is ready to go into a pond/bog. Many of our plants are also used outside the pond in garden landscapes. Umbrella Palm is one of those plants that in more tropical climates can be used as part of the landscape planting. I hope this answers your question.

Hi Kristin! This plant is used as a landscape plant in some of the warmer climates and will do well outside of the pond. In natural settings like lakes, ponds and rivers, this plant, like many plants will do fine once they are firmly rooted and established. Without that strong foothold, natural events like floods, can tend to uproot those plants and send them sailing downstream. Your river sounds like it may be one of those treacherous settings for plants, but once established they could be fine. Good luck!!

Hi JimD! We are here in North Georgia and have these in our pond too. It really depends on the type of winter we have as to whether they winter over or not. If there is the threat of very cold temperatures, like teens or lower, I would cut the stalks off a few inches above the soil and drop it to the deepest part of your pond until spring temperatures arrive. The other choice would be to bring the plant inside for the winter and keep it in a dish of water until the coldest temps pass. Hope this helps!

Hi Beckster! This plant should do great in a duck pond. I do not have any direct experience with plants in a duck pond but I do know that ducks enjoy snacking on certain plants. The umbrella palm is very stiff with new growth resembling spikes as they emerge. My thoughts are that the ducks will not find this plant very appetizing and should be a nice addition to their habitat. Good luck!

Hi Randy! This plant will do fine indoors in a sunny location. You can control temperature and water pretty easily indoors, but light requirements are a bit tricky. Give it plenty of sun. The Umbrella Palm does not have to be in standing water inside. It does like plenty of water and cannot be over watered, but standing water is not necessary. We grow these with their "feet wet" so as long as they get watered regularly they should do great!

Not that I know of.

I live in Florida and planted mine in a boggy environment outside.

Yes, this plant can go in a large aquarium 180 gallons.

I left mine in its shipping pot cut additional holes in it and put in the pond. It's still alittle cool where I live so until I see more shoots coming up I'm leaving it for now.

Hi Nadia! Great question! This is a great plant for container water gardens. This plant you got in a 4 inch pot is relatively small compared to what it will grow to, depending on conditions. I would not place it too deep to start with, but you can lower it as it grows taller. It does not need a special basket and will grow just fine by taking it out of the pot and placing it in a larger pot surrounded by pea gravel. It can also be placed directly in your container surrounded with pea gravel. Enjoy!

You can just put it under water if you like and it should do well. The larger the pot the bigger the plant will grow. If you do chose to rep-pot it, you will need to use the correct pond soil. Most other soils will have a tendency to float back up when submerged.

It came in a 4" pot.

Mine came with about 3 shoots in small container, as they grow they will send off more shoots and I can put in bigger pot.

Jun, this plant is planted in a 4 inch pot of DynaDirt Aquatic Soil. I am not sure how many gallons are in a 4 inch pot, maybe a fourth of a gallon? We rarely allow these plants to reach a "full grown" status, mainly due to shipping a 5 foot tall plant would be difficult due to there being a lot of damage to the plant during shipping. These plants are usually about 12 - 18 inches tall and are well on their way to being full grown.

There is no real rule as to how much water you put the plant in. The larger the container, the larger this plant can grow. In good sunlight I have had this type plant to grow as much as 5 feet tall in a large container of pond soil and water.