VARIETIES: 	Butterfly, golden butterfly, golden feather, can, areca or
			Madagascar palm - C. lutescens also called
			Areca lutescens, Hyophorbe commersoniana also called
			H. indica
		
MAXIMUM HEIGHT:	It will reach ceiling height and may run out of space because it 
		cannot be pruned.

SUBSTRATE:	1 part loam, 1 part peat moss or leaf mold, 1 part sharp sand and
		½ part of well rotted or dried cow manure.
		To each gallon pailfull of this mixture add: 
		- 2 teaspoons of bone meal.
		OR! use general purpose potting soil.
		Press down the soil around the root ball especially well.
						
LIGHT: 		Bright indirect sunlight. Or more than 400 foot-candles of 
		artifical light.
			
TEMPERATURE: 	Night = 65 - 70°F (18 - 21°C)
		Day = 75 - 85°F (24 - 29°C)

WATERING: 	Keep soil moist at all times. Mist leaves and wipe clean.
		
FERTILIZING: 	Wait until the following spring to fertilize new plants.
		Mature plants - fertilize every month from early sping until fall.
			Do not fertilize for the remainder of the year.

PROPAGATING:	Propagate from seed at any season.

REPOTTING:	Early spring.