Everyone’s favourite Chamaedorea Radicalis

[happypalms]

They seem to be pretty popular with the cool climate growers and just about everyone who grows palms would have one or two around their house. 
So easy to grow and propagate there fast becoming the modern day chamaedorea elegans. Very tough dry tolerant cool tolerant and fast to grow, is one reason they are popular, from medium amounts of sun to deep shade there a palm that fits into any garden or container! 

[Harry’s Palms]

These quickly populated my garden after bringing home a squat pot of 8 mature , seeding specimens over 25 years ago. I now have several seeding Radicalis in my gardens around the house . All of mine are trunking type that get very tall in time . Little red berries everywhere, even on very young ones ! Some of them growing in full SoCal inland sun. Harry

[happypalms]

1 hour ago, Harry’s Palms said:

These quickly populated my garden after bringing home a squat pot of 8 mature , seeding specimens over 25 years ago. I now have several seeding Radicalis in my gardens around the house . All of mine are trunking type that get very tall in time . Little red berries everywhere, even on very young ones ! Some of them growing in full SoCal inland sun. Harry

There perfect for your climate, one chamaedorea that is a champion grower great bang for your buck. I prefer the trunkless varieties but when I see some of my ones in group with trunks of varying heights there just ad beautiful.

Richard 

[Phoenikakias]

How thick can be the stem of a trunking specimen? I understand there must be some variation but I am interested in the potential of the sp. I have one specimen, that it has an exceptionally robust stem compared to other three specimens in the same group. It is the one in foreground.

[peachy]

I planted a little one in full sun earlier this year and it is really doing well.  Mine is the trunking variety as the trunkless ones just take too much space on the ground.

[Harry’s Palms]

@Phoenikakias that is a large stem for a Radicalis . I have one that sprouted right next to my Pritchardia that just started to trunk earlier this year . It also has a fairly large stem , larger than the others. I forget how old it is but it started producing fruit pretty early on and has babies all around it that have grown . It looks like you have at least one volunteer as well. Harry

[Phoenikakias]

23 minutes ago, Harry’s Palms said:

@Phoenikakias that is a large stem for a Radicalis . I have one that sprouted right next to my Pritchardia that just started to trunk earlier this year . It also has a fairly large stem , larger than the others. I forget how old it is but it started producing fruit pretty early on and has babies all around it that have grown . It looks like you have at least one volunteer as well. Harry

It carries also larger fruit and seeds, than the rest. Could it be a tetraploid?