Chamaedorea ernesti-augusti

[Cocoa Beach Jason]

I’ve had this palm in the ground for about 4 years now from a 1 gallon. This palm has done quite well here in full shade. Sorry if photos are sideways. 

[PalmatierMeg]

Beautiful. I love the bifid leaf Chamaedoreas like e-a, deckeriana and metallica and I've looked for dammeriana for years. I have 5-6 tall C. e-a. in pots in my jungle for years. I've discovered the hard way this species cannot tolerate my alkaline soil. They go into immediate decline and die within months. They do very well in pot culture but even though I have both sexes the females have never produced viable seeds.

[Stevetoad]

Looks perfect. 

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

Definitely looks like a palm everyone should have in there garden !! 

[The Palm Nut]

On 11/18/2019 at 6:26 AM, Cocoa Beach Jason said:

I’ve had this palm in the ground for about 4 years now from a 1 gallon. This palm has done quite well here in full shade. Sorry if photos are sideways. 

Eventually they get this big after 30 years of so. Great palm and this one the last of the few old ones I had. Cheers

[chris.oz]

Bought 200 seed of this palm from RPS a couple of years ago.   I had the impression that Chams were fast germinators,   so I was disappointed when none had germinated over 3 months later. 

I was just about to complain to them and bingo first a couple then more the following week,  then large numbers the following week.   In the end I had better than 90% germination 

The same thing happened with the C. metallica I bought at the same time.

So the moral of the story is patience is needed.  Dont throw seed our too early.

 

Edited November 22, 2019 by chris.oz