Suckering Radicalis

[NWpalms@206]

Seeing a bit of mixed info about whether Chamaedorea Radicalis is a suckering or running palm. Some say yes, some say no, some say sometimes! Specifically trunking form I suppose. I have what looks like a shoot coming up from a 3 trunk 5g. It looks suckering to me or was this intentionally planted this way and this a seed sprout? Does anyone have a suckering trunking C. Rad? Appears pure by the flower stalk location and height. Just want to try and anticipate this things growth for placement. Thanks for any feedback. 

[BeyondTheGarden]

Where did you find info that radicalis is anything other than solitary?  

I've been trying to find a microspadix/radicalis hybrid for this reason.  

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

Maybe someone had misidentified there clumping Cham as a  C.Radicalis. Many PTers on here have both radicalis and could tell you there definitely solitary palms. Now there almost always planted in groupings for sure. 

T J 

[NWpalms@206]

3 hours ago, Jesse PNW said:

Where did you find info that radicalis is anything other than solitary?  

I've been trying to find a microspadix/radicalis hybrid for this reason.  

Hmm maybe I misread something. Just a lot of google cruising and thought some had claims of suckering ones but then others would argue. Hence my confusion lol. And looking at mine it really appears to be but could easily have been triple planted and then a seed sprouted. Odd the angles and distance from each other in pot but maybe they grew in this way over time. Seems like that’s a no then… maybe I could separate them at planting or at least the seedling. 

[Darold Petty]

C.  radicalis is always single trunked.   However, there is a hybrid called Chamaedorea 'Soledad", which supposedly suckers and has C. radicalis as one parent.   The other parent is now unknown, even to the staff at Rancho Soledad nursery.  

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

I'm really surprised Chams don't hybridized more. My Metallica and Seifrizii are both in flower at the same time. Hmmm that would be an interesting hybrid for sure  I imagine the reason there are so many Chamaedorea is cause they did hybridized many moons ago or not haha

T J 

[amh]

Is this a possible overlooked seed that germinated?

 

[NWpalms@206]

7 hours ago, amh said:

Is this a possible overlooked seed that germinated?

 

Absolutely possible, and most likely the case it sounds like. It doesn’t appear to be a hybrid. Guess I got a little seedling in the pot! We’ll find out when I plant it if it’s a sucker or a seedling. Will be a nice clump either way.  Just need to find a good spot for it! 

[NWpalms@206]

22 hours ago, Darold Petty said:

C.  radicalis is always single trunked.   However, there is a hybrid called Chamaedorea 'Soledad", which supposedly suckers and has C. radicalis as one parent.   The other parent is now unknown, even to the staff at Rancho Soledad nursery.  

Possibly hybrid, I wonder what traits would distinguish it. I’m just learning and familiarizing with Chamaedoreas so I probably wouldn’t know the difference. But I believe it to be pure C rad. 

[NWpalms@206]

Is this a male flower? Looks like I have a breeding pair among my Cham rad! Probably why the seedling is in the pot. It won’t sucker but it should propagate well when planted increasing clump size over time. The female sending another stalk up. Works for me.