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== CULTURE ==
 
== CULTURE ==
Often described as the most sun tolerant ''Chamaedorea'', and with its compact rapid growth habit, it is curious this palm is not seen more in smaller suburban landsacapes. A small grouping can be a nice accent in any garden. It can take some frost, and since it can tolerate less than constant moisture, it should be one of the more popular Chamaedoreas.
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Often described as the most sun tolerant ''Chamaedorea'', and with its compact rapid growth habit, it is curious this palm is not seen more in smaller suburban landsacapes. A small grouping can be a nice accent in any garden. It can take some frost, and since it can tolerate less than constant moisture, it should be one of the more popular Chamaedoreas.  A thick layer of chunky mulch can be pilled up against the trunk in dry climates to promote growth of prop roots.  Once desired amount of roots are formed, the mulch can be lowered to grade level to reveal this interesting feature.
  
 
== CURIOSITIES ==
 
== CURIOSITIES ==
 
Several small groupings of these palms have been noticed to be exclusively male. Since they all originate from seed, this would appear to be purely coincidence. Further verification of this phenomenon would be interesting. Chamaedorea are dioecious, male, and female flowers, on separate plants.
 
Several small groupings of these palms have been noticed to be exclusively male. Since they all originate from seed, this would appear to be purely coincidence. Further verification of this phenomenon would be interesting. Chamaedorea are dioecious, male, and female flowers, on separate plants.
 
[[Category:CHAMAEDOREA|plumosa]]
 
[[Category:CHAMAEDOREA|plumosa]]

Revision as of 20:15, 13 October 2009

Inland So. California
Male Flowers
Lemon Grove, California
Lemon Grove, California
Lemon Grove, California
Lemon Grove, California

HABITAT

Chamaedorea plumosa is endemic to Chiapas, Mexico.

DESCRIPTION

This slender trunked solitary species grows rapidly to 10-12ft/3-3.6m with a trunk of less than 2 in/5cm. The many thin plumose leaflets (from which the epithet derives) are clustered in groups around the rachis.

CULTURE

Often described as the most sun tolerant Chamaedorea, and with its compact rapid growth habit, it is curious this palm is not seen more in smaller suburban landsacapes. A small grouping can be a nice accent in any garden. It can take some frost, and since it can tolerate less than constant moisture, it should be one of the more popular Chamaedoreas. A thick layer of chunky mulch can be pilled up against the trunk in dry climates to promote growth of prop roots. Once desired amount of roots are formed, the mulch can be lowered to grade level to reveal this interesting feature.

CURIOSITIES

Several small groupings of these palms have been noticed to be exclusively male. Since they all originate from seed, this would appear to be purely coincidence. Further verification of this phenomenon would be interesting. Chamaedorea are dioecious, male, and female flowers, on separate plants.