PlantFiles: Yellow Flame Thrower Palm
Chambeyronia macrocarpa var. hookeri

I've had great success growing this variety. I've got several from Floribunda Palms in Hawaii and they have all done very well for me. It certainly isn't the fastest grower, especially since all my palms are in containers but it does grow alot faster then my standard macrocarpa's. A very beautiful specimen and well worth the wait!

In general, the hookeri tends to have a brighter red color to the emergent leaf than the the standard macrocarpa. Also, my hookeri seems to handle the sun a little better.

THis form of the Chambeyronia has a pale yellow crownshaft (as opposed to the dark green one of the regular form), and is considered the same species by most botanists... but a different one by most collectors who see how different the plant looks- seems to grow about the same, but maybe a slight smaller plant as an adult. New leaf is bright red to maroon and quite remarkable- this is an excellent specimen palm in southern California (keep out of high winds) and into the tropics. One of the faster and easier growing palms from New Caledonia