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I bought a fox tail bamboo plant last summer. It does nothing. hasn't grown, hasn't gotten any more leaves and it is now just having the few leaves it has turn brown. any information on these plants?

correction. it's a fox tail palm

lxygurl,
Does it look like this?????????????
Fox Tail Palm

Weezie

no it doesn't. lol i found that picture after i did the post about it and i figured someone would look at that picture. this is just a small house plant. it actually has a large shell at the base of the stalk. looks kind of like a walnut. and then just a stalk that shoots up.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2372051347&category=42219

here is a better picture of what it looks like. you can't see the shell at the bottom but this is what the stalk looks like

Lxygurl,
Go back to the first one that I sent you...
Go to the top, on the left, click on FOXTAIL PALM,
read the bar in the middle and on the right side, there's the words PHOTO GALLERY<click that,
I think, AND I AM NOT A HOUSE plant PERSON, SO I MAYBE WRONG,*won't be the first time today, I'm freezing solid here * but it looks to me like what you might have is the begining of that tall tree, but because it's kept in a small container, it's not allowed to ever grow big..??
Maybe/??????????????????????????????????
Is the picture of the seed the same??????????????
Weezie
(I'm hopin' Will will be scootin' through)

OMG YES IT IS that would be the begining of the tree. LOL. I have no idea why it is not doing anything at all right now but that may be a good thing. any other information would be helpful!

I'm sure Will will be cruisin' through,
He's our resident house plant specialist her.....
Bill may have idea or two!!
Hope I helped!
Weezie

That is not an easy plant. It must have a lot of very bright, but indirect light all day long. Right in a north or east window would be best. It must be in a good quality, porous potting mix that drains quickly so that the soil doesn't stay soggy for long. Water thoroughly when the soil feels dry about a quarter of the way down. If your local water is hard, use filtered, distilled or rainwater. Fertilize very sparingly. Watch the undersides of leaves for spider mites.

Good luck!

so what is the worse case it stays the same size as it has for the past several months? or are the browning leaves the sign of it dying off now?

If all of the leaves have turned completely brown, that is not a good sign. Not knowing its history and how it has been cared for, I cannot really predict.

Can you send me a photo?