Why is it Called That?

No prizes for guessing why a fountain palm is called so! One look at its tumbling foliage will confirm your suspicions! Actually fountain palms look rather like their cousins, the date palm. They are also known by other names, such as a ribbon palm, and a weeping cabbage palm.

So you'll be buying an artificial fountain palm for the same reasons anyone would buy an artificial date palm. The real thing simply grows far too tall for a house or an office. Also like the date palm, it needs constant sun. So indoors, the only solution really is an artificial fountain palm.

An Artificial Fountain Palm in a Group Display

You can make a wonderful display with an artificial fountain palm and your choice of two or three other artificial foliage plants. You could make your living room look quite tropical, and all for a comparatively small outlay. But as we've said many times, the best thing about an artificial fountain palm is the fact that you won't have to spend time and money looking after it!

Not only is an artificial fountain palm much cheaper than the real thing, it will go on being much cheaper, as well as looking fresh and healthy. You won't have to buy special fertilizer for it because it's not looking its best. You won't have to struggle away repotting such a large specimen because its roots are getting strangled, and it won't bring horrible bugs and pests into your home either.