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Show us your large/mature Chamaedorea elegans

NC_Palms

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NC_Palms

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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

Rivera Mentor

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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. 

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Chris

San Francisco, CA 

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Mine is still small 

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Tomas Proficient

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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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gyuseppe Grand Master

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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

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GIUSEPPE

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here's mine it's still really small my mom just got it for me at Aldi i might try and divide it.

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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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happypalms Grand Master

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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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Mazat Grand Master

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Mazat Grand Master

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13 minutes ago, Mazat said:

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this is our little chamaedorea elegans

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

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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 9a/9b Bluffton, SC

Mazat Grand Master

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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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Mazat Grand Master

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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. 

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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 

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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

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Zone 8a/8b Greenville, NC 

Zone 9a/9b Bluffton, SC

BayAndroid Experienced

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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 

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Zone 8a/8b Greenville, NC 

Zone 9a/9b Bluffton, SC

Mazat Grand Master

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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

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