• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Guides
  • About
  • Contact

Indoor Mint logo

menu icon
go to homepage
  • Guides
  • About
  • Contact
search icon
Homepage link
  • Guides
  • About
  • Contact
×

Home » Indoor Plant Guides

Published: May 30, 2021 · Updated: May 30, 2021 by Harshad Sawant · Leave a Comment

6 Things To Know Before Misting Your Areca Palm

Wondering whether you should be misting your Areca Palm or not?

Misting is one such technique that can really help your indoor plants in many ways.

However, there are pros and cons to using this technique for your houseplants.

If you used it correctly, it could really boost the growth of the plant.

But then, there is always the other side of the story that needs to be considered while performing such a task on your indoor plant.

In today's guide, let's learn more about how you should go about the Areca Palm misting.

I'm sure it will help in understanding a few insights on this entire topic.

So, let's dive right in!

areca palm misting guide cover image

Should I Mist My Areca Palm?

Yes, you can mist your Areca Palm, especially if you are growing it in indoor conditions.

The palm varieties of plants generally do well when you mist them in the morning or evening.

The Areca Palm also loves the humid environment, as the plant is known to grow in such an environment in its natural habitat.

However, it's not an essential thing to do for any of your indoor garden plants.

If you want to use it to increase the humidity levels around the Areca Palm plant, it may not be too effective.

So, there is no point in performing this activity if that's the only objective you have for the plant.

There is another benefit of misting your Areca Palm, though!

It helps in removing the dust off the leaves.

Areca Palm can attract a lot of dust on its fronds when you keep it near a window.

Hence, the best way to clean the dusty surface is through misting or spraying the water on the plant.

You can use both these methods depending on the size of your Areca Palm plant.

In the next section, I have listed a few important things that might help in deciding whether you should mist or not.

6 Things To Know Before Misting Your Areca Palm

Here's a list of things you should remember -

1. Mist With Regular Tap Water

Whether you want to clean the surface of the leaves or increase the moisture around them, you should only use tap water for the misting process.

Do not use any kind of soap water or any other solution while misting your Areca palm.

If you want to get rid of the existing problem on your plant, you should consider spraying solutions on the parts of the plant.

The misting technique won't be much useful if you want to deal with these issues.

2. It Should Only Be Done During Morning Or Evening Hours

That's correct!

This is the time of the day when you get light sunlight for few hours, and the intensity of heat also goes down significantly during this period.

Therefore, it makes sense to choose the same period to carry out this task in your indoor plant.

If you mist the plant during afternoon hours, it may lead to several issues on the leaves and other tender parts of the plant.

So, avoid misting in the afternoon.

3. Mist The Plant When The Conditions Are Hot

As you know, misting also helps in cooling things off for the plants.

The cool droplets from the spray alleviate the stressful conditions during the summer and springtime.

And yes, not to forget, it will also increase the humidity around the plant, which is quite beneficial for Areca Palm.

In case you don't want to mist the plant, you can also put it under the shower once or twice a month.

It will do the same job for your indoor plant.

4. Avoid Misting The Stem

Whenever you perform this task, it should only be done on the leaves and not other parts of the plant.

Many times the newbie gardeners make this mistake, which often leads to several issues on the plant.

So, it'd be best if you avoid misting the stem completely.

5. Avoid Misting If You Live In Extremely Cold Places

Like I said earlier, the misting may help in increasing the humidity around your indoor Areca Palm.

But it's not going to make a huge difference as far as overall humidity in the room is concerned.

For this, you will have to think about some other effection options.

One such option is installing a humidifier in the room.

Humidifiers are absolutely great in maintaining the desired humidity levels in the room, and this type of tool can do wonders in really cold conditions.

You can also use this system during winters, especially when it snows in the season.

As far as misting is concerned, you should avoid it completely during this period.

It won't help your plant, as it might invite more trouble to it.

6. Do Not Mist Your Areca Palm If It's Facing Some Issues

The Areca Palm plant is prone to many issues, including pest infestation and fungal attacks.

Both these issues are quite lethal and might damage the plant permanently.

If your plant is facing any such issues, you should not mist the leaves at all.

If you do, it will provide a perfect environment for the fungus and pests to attack the plant quickly.

This type of condition allows these harmful elements to expedite their growth phase.

In the end, it becomes more difficult to control or stop these issues entirely.

If you have the habit of misting your indoor plants, make sure you check the plants thoroughly to see any signs of infestation or fungal damage on the surface.

Note: This should be done before misting your Areca Palm. 

Should You Be Misting Your Areca Palm In Winters?

Winters bring dry air in indoor places like your living room and bedroom.

So, if you have kept your Areca Palm in such settings, the plant may undergo some effects of change in surrounding conditions.

For e.g.,

The leaves may start to turn crisp due to a lack of moisture in the air.

In such cases, you can think of misting the plant every now and then.

Generally, you should perform this activity every week so that the leaves' surface gets enough moisture regularly.

Having said that, you need to look at the overwatering and some of the other issues discussed in the guide above.

If your plant is already facing these issues, you should refrain from misting the plant altogether.

If you continue to mist the plant in such conditions, it may aggravate some of the existing issues.

In the end, you should consider all these factors before misting in a cold environment.

Important: If it's freezing cold, you should completely avoid performing this task in your home garden.

Now, let's take a look at the answers to the frequently asked questions by the readers.

FAQs

1. How Often Should You Mist An Areca Palm?


If the conditions are hot, you can mist your plant daily or every other day.

However, if things are not favorable, you don't have to mist the plant at all.

2. What Does An Overwatered Areca Palm Look Like?


When your Areca Palm is overwatered, it will have droopy fronds.

Some of the leaves may also turn yellow if the soil remains wet for too many days.

3. Why Is Areca Palm Drooping?


If your Areca Palm is drooping, it means the plant might be facing underwatering, overwatering, or fungal attack.

These are the main reason why you'd see such behavior in your plant.

4. How Do I Know If My Palm Tree Has Too Much Water?


You should check out the soil conditions in the pot.

If the soil seems wet after a couple of days of watering, there might be an overwatering problem.

So, check the type of soil you've used in the pot.

Also, your pot should have a few drainage holes to drain out the excess water from the pot.

5. Can Areca Palm Take Full Sun?


Yes, Areca Palm thrives in full sun!

These plants are meant to survive in bright sunny locations.

Therefore, if you plan to plant your Areca Palm in the open space, you can go ahead with it.

Note: Do check out the rules and regulations in your state, as the plant may be considered invasive in your area.

Over To You

The misting process is one of the most enjoyable tasks to do in the garden.

But as I have explained in the guide above, it can also lead to issues you'd not want to see in your houseplants.

Hence, do consider all the pros and cons of this process and proceed with the task.

In the meantime, if you have any questions or doubts, let me know in the comments below.

If you liked this guide, please share it with your friends and family.

More Indoor Plant Guides

  • How To Root Haworthia Pups With No Roots
  • repotting the plant
    How To Fix Root Rot Without Repotting
  • monstera grow light distance
    What Is The Right Grow Light Distance For Monstera?
  • jade plant top heavy
    5 Ways To Revive A Top Heavy Jade Plant

About Harshad Sawant

Hello there!

My name is Harshad, and I'm the gardening expert at IndoorMint.com.

Gardening is one of my passions, and I enjoy pretty much everything connected to plants.

I strongly believe in sharing knowledge with everyone, so you'll always find me posting new how-tos and guides on this blog.

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Harshad - Blogger at Indoormint.com

Hi, I'm Harshad, a gardening enthusiast who likes to grow different varieties of indoor plants. I have been growing houseplants for over 15 years, and I share those experiences and learnings through this blog.

More about me →

As Featured In

indoormint featured on

Popular Guides

  • monstera small aerial root
    Can I Cut Monstera Aerial Roots?
  • zz plant new growth
    How To Encourage New Growth In ZZ Plant
  • zz plant light green leaves
    5 Tips To Fix Light Green Leaves On ZZ Plant
  • succulents growing in sand
    Topping Potted Plants With Sand

Trending Guides

  • aloe vera white fungus cover image
    13 Tips To Fix Aloe Vera Plant White Fungus
  • pothos companion plants
    10 Beautiful Pothos Companion Plants
  • spider plant growing long stem cover image
    Why Is My Spider Plant Growing Long Stem?
  • multiple plants in one container featured image
    11 Tips For Growing Two Plants In One Container

Footer

↑ back to top

About

  • About

Privacy Policy

  • Privacy Policy

Contact

  • Contact

Copyright © 2022 Indoor Mint