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Chamaedorea carchensis/benzei

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Hi all, does anyone know a source of seeds from Chamaedorea carchensis or aka Chamaedorea benzeni. These appear to have been quite popular in California and so I was wondering if some of you might get seeds from this you would share or sell. Looks like it could do well in a large container and give a nice look. Do people have in temp data on this also, how cold has it taken and damage etc. thanks in advance. 

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Glad to see that you added a post in the "palms wanted" forum since you'll have better luck there.  Can't help you with a seed source.  Are you already growing Chamaedorea radicalis?  To me they look similar but the benzeni has a more attractive infructescence and certainly less cold hardy than radicalis.  I'm guessing that they do have some cold tolerance probably good to 25-27°F or so before damage.

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I have several of the trunking and non trunking C. radicalis but thought these would be beefier.  Although as you rightly mention radicalis is probably 10 degrees more cold hardy.  I have C. microspadix also but just wanted something which can do well in a large planter and be moved if a cold snap is looming. 

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