Examples of Chameadorea Microspadix X Radicalis

[Collectorpalms]

So far, I do not recall an example of this cross. Can anyone point to a possible specimen?

Only thing I can find is that it has been unsuccessful.
 

However, since they have separate male and female inflorescence, It does seem at least possible.   

I have mature Radicalis, but since Microspadix is very picky about water quality they looked horrible with brown edges, I gave up on them.

While Radicalis is more cold tolerant, Microspadix should be tried as the mother, so as to keep the clumping ( bamboo ) habit. 

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

2 hours ago, Collectorpalms said:

While Radicalis is more cold tolerant, Microspadix should be tried as the mother, so as to keep the clumping ( bamboo ) habit

This would be an awesome hybrid as you have pointed out. I have heard of such hybrid but can't recall of or when there was a pick of it. 

T J 

[amh]

There is another newer thread that I'm trying to find, but this is a start.

[BeyondTheGarden]

I know the general thought is that radicalis is hardier.  I only have mature microspadix, my radicalis are still seedlings, but I am very impressed with the hardiness of microspadix.  I wonder if it may be less leaf hardy, but just (or nearly) as bud hardy?  

I consulted the fabeled "Cold Hardiness Master Data" spreadsheet I got from Kinzyjr, and I believe they may be closer than is generally asserted.  They both seem to croak somewhere in the low teens with a few outliers surviving into single digits.  

The question has been asked before, what is the next hardiest species of Chamaedorea?  I believe I read somewhere that costaricana was one of the hardiest, but that was single-sourced info.  It would be interesting to see Ch microspadix x radicalis crossed with another species as well.  This hybrid as the mother plant could possibly be used to create slightly hardier mutants of some of the more interesting species.  

[amh]

2 minutes ago, Jesse PNW said:

I know the general thought is that radicalis is hardier.  I only have mature microspadix, my radicalis are still seedlings, but I am very impressed with the hardiness of microspadix.  I wonder if it may be less leaf hardy, but just (or nearly) as bud hardy?  

I consulted the fabeled "Cold Hardiness Master Data" spreadsheet I got from Kinzyjr, and I believe they may be closer than is generally asserted.  They both seem to croak somewhere in the low teens with a few outliers surviving into single digits.  

The question has been asked before, what is the next hardiest species of Chamaedorea?  I believe I read somewhere that costaricana was one of the hardiest, but that was single-sourced info.  It would be interesting to see Ch microspadix x radicalis crossed with another species as well.  This hybrid as the mother plant could possibly be used to create slightly hardier mutants of some of the more interesting species.  

My plants are young and I haven't tested them for cold hardiness yet, but C. radicalis can handle much more sun than C. microspadix. I've caught the Chamaedorea bug and will have to start growing more species.

[amh]

 

[Tropicdoc]

Plant delights nursery used to sell this cross called “Douglas Delight” I do not have it though.

[amh]

13 hours ago, Tropicdoc said:

Plant delights nursery used to sell this cross called “Douglas Delight” I do not have it though.

https://www.plantdelights.com/products/chamaedorea-douglas-delight

Looks like the hybrid is Chamaedorea radicalis X Chamaedorea oreophila