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Dwarf Chamaedorea?


Howeadypsis

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This is a palm I rescued last year. The shop was selling a bunch of these 'mini' palms, quite trendy at the moment, and someone must have abandoned this one, as it was aat atop a waste bin in the cold weather. Anyhoo, I took it home and nurtrued it, and now its growing(minus a couple of seedlings which didnt make it).

I narrowed it down to a Chamaedorea, like C. elegans but a  lot smaller. Is it a dwarf form ('Bella'?)

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Cheers

Larry

Larry Shone in wet and sunny north-east England!  Zone9 ish

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Well, its what we in England call a tea mug, not what sure what constitutes a regular size coffee cup. ;)

The palm is planted in a small pot, which is sat in the cup.

Larry Shone in wet and sunny north-east England!  Zone9 ish

Tie two fish together and though they have two tails they cannot swim <>< ><>

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In fact, it does look like Ch. elegans. Bless it's little heart.

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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Thanks Jeff, I thought that too, but I presumed that it would have to be a young C elegans to be this small, in which case the new leaves would be quite simple, yet the leaves look like miniature mature leaves(I believe the term is character leaves?)

Larry Shone in wet and sunny north-east England!  Zone9 ish

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C. elegans have mature looking leaves even at a very small size.  They are very cute.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Yea my other half thought it was cute too,had to take him home!

Larry Shone in wet and sunny north-east England!  Zone9 ish

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My mum has a C.elegans about that size, which is pretty much identical with fully pinnate leaves.

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Corey Lucas-Divers

Dorset, UK

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Cham elegans always has a pinnate first leaf.

They may be common, but they are nice really.

regards

Tyrone

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

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