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Chamaedorea adscendens

 
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Family: Arecaceae (ar-ek-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Chamaedorea (ky-mee-DOR-ee-uh) (Info)
Species: adscendens (ad-SEN-denz) (Info)

Category:
Palms

Height:
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)

Spacing:
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Partial to Full Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Time:
Unknown - Tell us

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Blue-Green

Other details:
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings

Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
From seed; germinate in vitro in gelatin, agar or other medium

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Gardeners' Notes:

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Positive palmbob On Oct 29, 2003, palmbob from Tarzana, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:

This is one of my favorite Chamaedoreas (and that's saying something since I have about 100 favorites of this genus) for Southern California. It has sea-green, thick, leathery partially to completely split large ovoid leaves. It is a slow grower but has a bit of sun hardiness. I have no idea how it does as an indoor palm (most Chamaedoreas do well) but I suspect this one may be needy of a LOT of light. It's a native of Guatemala and Belize.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Los Angeles, California
Santa Barbara, California
Tarzana, California
Thousand Oaks, California
Naples, Florida



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