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Chamaedorea tepejilote (?) Scarlet Infructescenses


PalmatierMeg

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While hand watering this afternoon I noticed the sun shining on the vibrant scarlet red infructescenses on one of my clustering Chamaedoreas (tepejilote? please confirm?) next to the house. I haven't seen such color before - they seem to glow. My Cham tepes in the back yard jungle have already produced crops and these are a bit behind. I took the following photos. So, is this palm unusually colorful or is it just lighting.

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Meg

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Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
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Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

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Looks like tepejilote to me- at least they look just like mine. I don't have any flowers yet so I can't confirm the color. I think I have one just starting. Looks nice!

Oakley, California

55 Miles E-NE of San Francisco, CA

Solid zone 9, I can expect at least one night in the mid to low twenties every year.

Hot, dry summers. Cold, wet winters.

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Yes , they are native in my highland garden. They do add a nice splash of color.

El Oasis - beach garden, distinct wet/dry season ,year round 20-38c

Las Heliconias - jungle garden ,800m elevation,150+ inches rainfall, year round 15-28c

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Meg, we get the same orange and red colour popping out late afternoon throughout the garden, some days more than others.

It is definitely an afternoon thing, with the sun low blue light scatters more than red, so colours up that end of the spectrum show up more.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayleigh_scattering 

 

Cheers Steve

It is not dead, it is just senescence.

   

 

 

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Tepejilote is a solitary Chamaedorea so, unless yours is multi planted, it's something other than tepejilote. It's beautiful regardless. 

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Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

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4 hours ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

Tepejilote is a solitary Chamaedorea so, unless yours is multi planted, it's something other than tepejilote. It's beautiful regardless. 

Jim, there’s a solitary and a clumping form of tepejilote, I’ve grown both. 

Tim Brisbane

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2005 Average: 17.2C, warmest on record.

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Great species, can't have enough of them. They do get quite tall and seeds germinate prolifically. My favourite one is the Chamaedorea ernesti augusti which are hard to find unfortunately. IMAG1892.thumb.jpg.f38d6b63ee7b5434322c2a4aa56098e0.jpg 

Port Macquarie NSW Australia

Warm temperate to subtropical

Record low of -2C at airport 2006

Pushing the limit of palm survivabilities

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