Editing Areca vestiaria (section)

===Culture: ===
Although fairly slow growing, ''Areca vestiaria''
is easy to grow and the 11 year old specimen
in Figure 2 has survived temperature as low as 5&#176;C
and has been seeding for the last five years.
Usually suckering, but also solitary, and has
small stilt roots. The species prefers damp soil
of pH 6.5 to 6.8, warmth, high humidity and
light shade The species is native to Borneo
and is monoecious (i.e. male and female
flowers are separate on the same plant.)
This ornamental palm can be propagated either through
fruits or suckers. The viability of fruit is short.