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Show us your large/mature Chamaedorea elegans

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I think this species is often overlooked in the palm community but I think when they mature and get some size, they can look really nice. This one is one of my greenhouse palms and it is about 3 feet tall. It even produces inflorescences regularly but obviously nothing comes from it. 

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Zone 8a/8b Greenville, NC 

Zone 9a/9b Bluffton, SC

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    They don't call it elegans for nothing.

    Mine are still small, but I have a handful of them in the understory. 

    Chris

    San Francisco, CA 

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    Mine is still small 

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    Here is one more than 10 years old. They grow easily here in Rome, the only problem is they do not tolerate any sun

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    5 hours ago, Tomas said:

    Here is one more than 10 years old. They grow easily here in Rome, the only problem is they do not tolerate any sun

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    Tomas mine are old too, and they produce seeds

    GIUSEPPE

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    Mine are somewhere between 10 and 15 years old. Tough as nails as long as they get shade. Mine have been relocated a few times and even once took a reciprocating saw to the rootball for separation. They're in the darkest corner of the yard but a recent freeze took out my banana canopy so this new exposure to direct evening sun is not doing them any favors. cham_trunk.thumb.jpeg.d83fed3861ec91f18ed581fe0a075fb3.jpeg

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    Does this one  qualify as large and mature, 25 years old should be enough time to mature. 

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    Official Climate Update: Subtropical Microclimate (Cfa) | 36-year mean: 11.76°C (incl. -0.3K offset) | ~2,100+ annual sunshine hours Bresser solar-vent. Station @ 1.70m since 2019 (Stachen, CH)

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    13 minutes ago, Mazat said:

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    13 minutes ago, Mazat said:

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    this is our little chamaedorea elegans

    Official Climate Update: Subtropical Microclimate (Cfa) | 36-year mean: 11.76°C (incl. -0.3K offset) | ~2,100+ annual sunshine hours Bresser solar-vent. Station @ 1.70m since 2019 (Stachen, CH)

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    Wow thanks for sharing guys.  I really enjoyed seeing them.

    Zone 8a/8b Greenville, NC 

    Zone 9a/9b Bluffton, SC

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    I am in Barcelona right now and it is not uncommon to see this palm in planters. I do not know what the longterm plan is for these palms, since they're solitary, so I assume they'll just compete till death until a few survive? They are flowering but I have not seen any produce fruit, but it might be too early in the season for that.

     

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    Zone 8a/8b Greenville, NC 

    Zone 9a/9b Bluffton, SC

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    my mother in law showed me the big plant after such a long time, she thought i had photographed it long ago 🤔.

    it stands in the shade and blooms every year 🤗

     

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    Official Climate Update: Subtropical Microclimate (Cfa) | 36-year mean: 11.76°C (incl. -0.3K offset) | ~2,100+ annual sunshine hours Bresser solar-vent. Station @ 1.70m since 2019 (Stachen, CH)

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    5 minutes ago, Mazat said:

    my mother in law showed me the big plant after such a long time, she thought i had photographed it long ago 🤔.

    it stands in the shade and blooms every year 🤗

     

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    it is now about 5 ft, she has alteady cut them too from time to time. 

    Official Climate Update: Subtropical Microclimate (Cfa) | 36-year mean: 11.76°C (incl. -0.3K offset) | ~2,100+ annual sunshine hours Bresser solar-vent. Station @ 1.70m since 2019 (Stachen, CH)

    This is my 4 footer20250314_144319.thumb.jpg.c04a31d5f34b0517a863c490cbf8b5aa.jpg

    And these are my two 6 footers.

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    Cheers Steve

    It is not dead, it is just senescence.

       

     

     

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    On 3/14/2025 at 5:45 AM, Steve Mac said:

    This is my 4 footer20250314_144319.thumb.jpg.c04a31d5f34b0517a863c490cbf8b5aa.jpg

    And these are my two 6 footers.

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    wow those are huge 

    Zone 8a/8b Greenville, NC 

    Zone 9a/9b Bluffton, SC

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    Not quite 2 years of growth in my Aquarium. 

     

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    7 hours ago, BayAndroid said:

    Not quite 2 years of growth in my Aquarium. 

     

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    This is incredible. LOVE

    Zone 8a/8b Greenville, NC 

    Zone 9a/9b Bluffton, SC

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    3 hours ago, NC_Palms said:

    This is incredible. LOVE

    Because you loved this, let me show you want it looked like before I just moved... 

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    13 hours ago, BayAndroid said:

    Because you loved this, let me show you want it looked like before I just moved... 

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    Insanely gorgeous. I grew up keeping aquariums. Fish tanks and palms go together 

    Zone 8a/8b Greenville, NC 

    Zone 9a/9b Bluffton, SC

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    On 3/14/2025 at 5:45 AM, Steve Mac said:

    This is my 4 footer20250314_144319.thumb.jpg.c04a31d5f34b0517a863c490cbf8b5aa.jpg

    And these are my two 6 footers.

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    great

    Official Climate Update: Subtropical Microclimate (Cfa) | 36-year mean: 11.76°C (incl. -0.3K offset) | ~2,100+ annual sunshine hours Bresser solar-vent. Station @ 1.70m since 2019 (Stachen, CH)

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