The elephant's foot is considered easy to care for and beginner-friendly, but has certain demands on the ambient temperature. It originally comes from Mexico and prefers a warm and bright location. It should not be below about 10 °C permanently.
The elephant foot likes it nice and warm
The elephant's foot (bot. Beaucarnea recurvata) is almost perfect as a houseplant, it can only be in the garden in summer. Low humidity doesn't bother him much, waterlogging, on the other hand, does damage quite quickly, as does the blazing midday sun. Root rot or sunburn are then possible. The elephant's foot tolerates temperatures of up to 30 °C quite well.
The essentials in brief:
- ideal location: warm and bright
- can easily burn in the blazing midday sun
- suitable humidity: rather low
- ideal temperature in summer: around 25 °C
- good temperature for wintering: 10 °C to 12 °C
- Avoid drafts
tips
In the summer, the elephant's foot can stand outside, but should slowly be accustomed to the fresh air.