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Chamaedorea frondosa


Kamipalms

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A relativly "new" Chamaedorea form the cloud forests of Honduras which is considered to be a dwarf apparently growing to 700mm tall.

for a cloud forrest species they do seem to cope very well with our weird and unusual weather obviously prefering rather humid conditions but they seem to be more than happy in drier conditions as long as they have ample water . Also being a cloud forrest species they will cope with cooler conditions .

A relativly fast grower C.frondosa is reported to carry a numerous amoutn of leaves at any one time. Up to 20 is expected in habit but in cultivation with irregular climates I'd expect to see atleast half that . My plants are still young so it will be interesting to see ho many they hold on to as they mature.

Another interesting point is in habit they have a slightly mottled leaf , this appears to remain with cultivated plants if lighting is correct ( see pic below) Bright shade will produce a flat coloured green leaf where as darker conditions ( think of cloud forrest here people) C.frondosa will develpoe a rich emerald green mottled leaf.

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Also note the long "fish tail" simple leaf tips.

Jason.

Made the move to Mandurah - West Aust

Kamipalms,
Growing for the future


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Jason, hi there, I've just finished posting some mottled Pinangas and I looked at your Chamadorea frondosa.

Wowza !, it looks absolutely magnificent.....It's there alright, the mottling, great looking leaf shape, it's all good.  

I want one now, I hope Mongo doesn't see that picture, he'll go off.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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great picture , looking forward to my lone frondosa reaching maturity

regards

colin

coastal north facing location

100klm south of Sydney

NSW

Australia

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I too have a lone C frondosa, courtesy of Jason.   Its doing exceptionally well here in  Melbourne,  even if a little slow.  Of course,  Melbourne has long cool winters,  just like cloud forest, but right now,   its necessary to provide  all water for these plant by town water.  It has  not rained for about a month, and normally we get 2" per month.   The leaves are un touched by winter temps here, but it has not below  +2C in our garden in 5 years.

chris.oz

Bayside Melbourne 38 deg S. Winter Minimum 0 C over past 6 years

Yippee, the drought is over.

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I want one!  Anyone have some for sale in san diego or LA area?  How cold tolerant are they?  My min so far is 42 F. Also kind of a dumb question but full shade?

Encinitas on a hill 1.5 miles from the ocean.

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Wal,

Probably one of only a small handfull of "coloured" Kammies and a definate easy grower. I'd put this one on the same par as C.geonomifromis for "growability" but quite a bit faster.

Colin, Chris,

as of current availability of this spp. here in OZ your lucky to have one- making the total number of people here in OZ owning a plant -5 however, I believe this number wil change within the next couple of years with a few mature plants shining through.

ellidro, speak to Phil - Jungle Music I think he has 1 hidden in his greenhouse  and yes , the more shade the better.

Jason.

Made the move to Mandurah - West Aust

Kamipalms,
Growing for the future


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