Locality:

Bolivia and Peru

Cold Hardiness: 

25-28º, F.

Trunk type:

This palm has thin green trunks

Leaf type:

  This palm has an entire (heart shaped) leaf.

Suckering/Solitary:

Suckering

Maintenance:

Easy

Speed of growth:

moderate

Height:

8-10 feet

Soil requirements:

Sandy, rich good drainage.

Sun Requirements:

filtered or shade.

General Description:

This is a larger understory suckering Chamaedorea.  It like some humidity and looks its best in deep shade.  It is a great unusual addition to a palm garden.

Other Notes:

This is a very rare palm that is hard to find.  It makes large cluster, which can be propagated.  It is certainly one of the nicer "bamboo palms"  and should be able to grow throughout most of California.

Further Data:

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