Chamaedorea microspadix

[ahosey01]

I am looking for a palm along an east facing wall in the lowest, coldest part of my yard (9a).  It is under filtered light from a mesquite tree for the first 4-5 hours of the day, direct sun for maybe 30-40 mins, and shade the rest of the day.  This is the area I am referring to:

Was thinking Chamaedorea microspadix. Any experience with these in dry climates? I’ll water it plenty. If that doesn’t work, any other suggestions? Must be cold hardy, shade tolerant and not get super tall.

Edited August 9, 2020 by ahosey01

[Fusca]

19 minutes ago, ahosey01 said:

I am looking for a palm along an east facing wall in the lowest, coldest part of my yard (9a).  It is under filtered light from a mesquite tree for the first 4-5 hours of the day, direct sun for maybe 30-40 mins, and shade the rest of the day.  This is the area I am referring to:

Was thinking Chamaedorea microspadix. Any experience with these in dry climates? I’ll water it plenty. If that doesn’t work, any other suggestions? Must be cold hardy, shade tolerant and not get super tall.

That should do well there.  It's a clustering palm.  C. radicalis would be good also - it's solitary, more cold hardy and more sun tolerant.  C. radicalis likes alkaline soil (which I have) and C. microspadix seems to as well.  Both don't mind the high heat and deal with drought well.  

[lzorrito]

10 hours ago, Fusca said:

C. radicalis likes alkaline soil

Realy? Just potted up one in +- acidic soil (plenty of peatmoss)...I read it on: http://www.palmpedia.net/palmsforcal/Chamaedorea_radicalis "Soil Preference: very widely adaptable, but probably prefers moist and acidic".

Now I'm confused...

[Fusca]

4 hours ago, lzorrito said:

Realy? Just potted up one in +- acidic soil (plenty of peatmoss)...I read it on: http://www.palmpedia.net/palmsforcal/Chamaedorea_radicalis "Soil Preference: very widely adaptable, but probably prefers moist and acidic".

Now I'm confused...

Sorry for the confusion - I should have said it tolerates alkaline soil.  My soil is only slightly alkaline and the radicalis are growing great.  

[lzorrito]

1 minute ago, Fusca said:

4 hours ago, lzorrito said:

 

Sorry for the confusion - I should have said it tolerates alkaline soil.  My soil is only slightly alkaline and the radicalis are growing great.  

No problem! Just learned that C. radicalis and C. microspadix tolerate alkaline soil. Good news! My native soil is also slightly alkaline. No need to be amended when concerning these two. Thanks!