Chamaedorea radicalis Growth Rate

[PlantDad]

My chamaedorea radicalis is growing quite fast. I get 1 leaf like every 3 weeks to a month. Maybe that is normal but it seems fast. How fast do they normally grow? I would love to hear about other people's experiences with growing chamaedorea radicalis. Also if you have pictures of your own radicalis please post them do I could see them. Thanks

[Laaz]

They can grow quite fast, but fastest in well draining soil.

[PlantDad]

On 3/11/2020 at 8:10 AM, Laaz said:

They can grow quite fast, but fastest in well draining soil.

Ok good to know. Thank you

[Steve Mac]

Mine are very slow, but in a garden outside so not relevant to you I suppose.

When I say slow, everything is relative, but in the garden they have gone to about two feet when the Ch. tepijilote has gone to 12 feet in the same time.

Once they get to a certain bushy size I think that they will slow down (mine in the garden did) unless they are the trunking form.

You probably know that there are different forms, the trunking and the non trunking forms,

And in my opinion there are 'variations in between'.  They take longer to start trunking.

The 'variations in between' are not officially recognized but it has been the experience of a well respected palm grower friend of mine that all of his radicalis eventually went trunking, some took over 15 yrs but then they shot up. 

Sorry this is probably a discussion for a different thread.

[PlantDad]

On 3/20/2020 at 9:12 PM, gtsteve said:

Mine are very slow, but in a garden outside so not relevant to you I suppose.

When I say slow, everything is relative, but in the garden they have gone to about two feet when the Ch. tepijilote has gone to 12 feet in the same time.

Once they get to a certain bushy size I think that they will slow down (mine in the garden did) unless they are the trunking form.

You probably know that there are different forms, the trunking and the non trunking forms,

And in my opinion there are 'variations in between'.  They take longer to start trunking.

The 'variations in between' are not officially recognized but it has been the experience of a well respected palm grower friend of mine that all of his radicalis eventually went trunking, some took over 15 yrs but then they shot up. 

Sorry this is probably a discussion for a different thread.

Thank you. I think mine are the trunking form. They all have above ground stems. Very frost hardy too. I've exposed mine to multiple frosts and they did just fine. 

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

Planted in the right soil outside with adequate irrigation they can grow exceptionally fast.