Chamaedorea adscendens seeds starting to ripen

[happypalms]

A little palm that needs no introduction from me on palm talk. They speak for themselves as far as ease of growing, germinating and pollinating. A beautiful little understory palm that I have cracked the growing code, producing hundreds of hand pollinated seeds every year. I have noticed the ones that produce good amounts of seeds seem to rest bi annually not producing large flowers, then the next year they flower with large flowers. Just an observation when I see my chamaedorea daily in the garden, it’s easy to learn the palm and what it does. 

[Harry’s Palms]

Very nice . The coloring of the leaflets is similar to C. Microspadix , maybe a bit darker . Does it have a silvery underside ? The fruit , on the other hand , is black , not reddish orange. There are so many Chamaedorea , some with similarities but unique in others. Harry

[happypalms]

27 minutes ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Very nice . The coloring of the leaflets is similar to C. Microspadix , maybe a bit darker . Does it have a silvery underside ? The fruit , on the other hand , is black , not reddish orange. There are so many Chamaedorea , some with similarities but unique in others. Harry

They go deeper green with deep shade and yellow a bit in the sun. I wouldn’t say it has a silver underside but a real healthy one has a velvet look about its leaf. It’s my all time favourite chamaedorea 

Richard 

[Tyrone]

53 minutes ago, happypalms said:

They go deeper green with deep shade and yellow a bit in the sun. I wouldn’t say it has a silver underside but a real healthy one has a velvet look about its leaf. It’s my all time favourite chamaedorea 

Richard 

I planted my 3 in one area very close together, one male two females. What is your method for pollinating them. I take it won’t happen naturally. They’re flowering now. 

[happypalms]

3 minutes ago, Tyrone said:

I planted my 3 in one area very close together, one male two females. What is your method for pollinating them. I take it won’t happen naturally. They’re flowering now. 

You need to collect the male pollen first. The problem you may face is the female is receptive and no male pollen with only one male, so timing is the key, and with over 50 mature male and female plants. I have both male pollen and females receptive. Some females miss out if no male pollen is available before they are receptive. But having so many mature plants I get seeds regardless of timing. But if you collect the male pollen and store in a refrigerator at least when the females are receptive your ready to rock and roll with the girls and you don’t even have  to take them out for dinner or buy chocolates or flowers! 

[JohnAndSancho]

I'm guessing these are kind of rare since I almost never see them mentioned on here. I found this seedling on eBay for like $7 and put it in my Plant Condo™. I've read they're really slow growing, too. 

[happypalms]

3 minutes ago, JohnAndSancho said:

I'm guessing these are kind of rare since I almost never see them mentioned on here. I found this seedling on eBay for like $7 and put it in my Plant Condo™. I've read they're really slow growing, too. 

Good score trust me very rare. After all my eBay shopping I have never seen them for sale and I search a lot. Slow growing to mature for sure they don’t flower in a hurry like some Chams. You got a bargain there. And a nice healthy palm as well dont overwater them. 

[JohnAndSancho]

I started using a really chunky soil mix - it's mostly bark and pumice and I've got it in a corner so it's not going to get cooked by the grow light. I've been going easy on my watering of everything lately but I have been misting it every day to try and keep humidity up. It's starting to push a new frond, we'll see how long it takes to open. Glad to hear I got a score though, I paid as much for shipping as I did for the palm. 

[happypalms]

20 minutes ago, JohnAndSancho said:

I started using a really chunky soil mix - it's mostly bark and pumice and I've got it in a corner so it's not going to get cooked by the grow light. I've been going easy on my watering of everything lately but I have been misting it every day to try and keep humidity up. It's starting to push a new frond, we'll see how long it takes to open. Glad to hear I got a score though, I paid as much for shipping as I did for the palm. 

I have changed my container mix to more of a hydro mix coco coir perlite with a little good quality potting mix for organic food and so far it seems to be working well. And I have been letting my plants dry out a little bit. Some palms still require good amounts of water and never like to dry out but less is best when it comes to watering sometimes. Knowing what palms like it wet and knowing what like it on the dry side before next watering. And I have a lot be of palms so constantly monitoring who needs what. 

[JohnAndSancho]

I'm still learning (on a much smaller scale) and trying to balance things. And I'm learning what can handle neglect and what can't. I'm really shocked that my lipstick palm baby is still growing! I don't think I could handle an operation like yours but it's a nice dream. 

[happypalms]

41 minutes ago, JohnAndSancho said:

I'm still learning (on a much smaller scale) and trying to balance things. And I'm learning what can handle neglect and what can't. I'm really shocked that my lipstick palm baby is still growing! I don't think I could handle an operation like yours but it's a nice dream. 

We all learn something new every day. I don’t even try to grow a lipstick palm it just ain’t going to happen to cold. You would be surprised how easy it is to manage a nursery full of plants. Water management and  weed control along with understanding soil are three key elements, in a balance get them correct and it’s easy. The problems begin with  soil get it wrong and it’s a nightmare. There’s not a lot you can do about climatic conditions except a controlled environment that takes big bucks to set up, and plant selection some palms won’t grow regardless of getting  it right. So the grower then makes the mistake thinking he or she has done wrong and goes about trying to correct it making matters worse. By keeping it simple and the three key elements in my opinion are all you need to do it’s not rocket science but…………

[JohnAndSancho]

Well, my operation is kind of unique lol. I'm limited to my bedroom due to cats after moving back in with my family. The lipstick is under a grow lamp against the wall, and I keep it in a tray and let the water sit in it. It's pushing a new leaf, slowly. It'll be fun when all the other seeds on the heat mat start popping and I've got to make room for them.