The cascade palm, an old favourite that has been around for some time now. A fantastic ornamental palm, perfect for a small hedge or a nice fill in for a corner or anywhere in the understory. Makes a great patio container palm, has somewhat of a cool tolerance. A landscapers dream Paolo that’s as tough as nails. A great all round chamaedorea that’s ver forgiving to a growers blunder or two!

It is a no, no, no in my arid climate. It dies readily during local summer.

Mine seed like crazy and the little seeds drop into the mulch and grow like grass below them. Much bigger then expected, they grew eight feet tall in a few years, when I initially expected them to be waist hight when I put them in.

Lots of people don’t realize that this species DOES actually form trunks.

5 hours ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

Lots of people don’t realize that this species DOES actually form trunks.

Including me Jim!

This is the first time I've ever seen pics of the trunks of this species, which makes it a more interesting palm in my mind. They're reasonably common in nurseries here, but I've never bothered to get one, thinking they were a bit boring...might need to reconsider that policy.

8 hours ago, Jonathan said:

Including me Jim!

This is the first time I've ever seen pics of the trunks of this species, which makes it a more interesting palm in my mind. They're reasonably common in nurseries here, but I've never bothered to get one, thinking they were a bit boring...might need to reconsider that policy.

It takes many years to start the formation of trunks on these. I have a clump that’s about fifteen years old and several stems began trunking about three years ago. At first it looked like the palm was pushing itself out of the ground until I realized trunks were forming.

43 minutes ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

It takes many years to start the formation of trunks on these. I have a clump that’s about fifteen years old and several stems began trunking about three years ago. At first it looked like the palm was pushing itself out of the ground until I realized trunks were forming.

The clump I have is 27 years old. They also split into two as well. I only saw the clumping due getting in and cleaning them up one day, I just thought it was just one big clump!

14 hours ago, Looking Glass said:

Mine seed like crazy and the little seeds drop into the mulch and grow like grass below them. Much bigger then expected, they grew eight feet tall in a few years, when I initially expected them to be waist hight when I put them in.

I rarely get any seeds, the odd half dozen or so but not handfuls. A great industrial complex landscaping palm!

On 6/6/2026 at 5:16 PM, Phoenikakias said:

It is a no, no, no in my arid climate. It dies readily during local summer.

Like most chamaedoreas in super low humidity conditions!

On 6/6/2026 at 5:16 PM, Phoenikakias said:

It is a no, no, no in my arid climate. It dies readily during local summer.

Like most chamaedoreas in super low humidity conditions!

9 hours ago, Jonathan said:

Including me Jim!

This is the first time I've ever seen pics of the trunks of this species, which makes it a more interesting palm in my mind. They're reasonably common in nurseries here, but I've never bothered to get one, thinking they were a bit boring...might need to reconsider that policy.

We aim to please @happypalms, providing up to date and accurate information, sometimes I get it right.😂

1 hour ago, happypalms said:

Like most chamaedoreas in super low humidity conditions!

In one way ( too dry) or the other (too cold), they have to die! Besides, who wants to live for ever? Well, some of them in full shade they do fine, as long as they are irrigated during summer, which is imperative in every palmy case. But I suppose many can not tolerate neither dry air nor dry soil even temporarily. I remember a case of an Andean sp, namely the Chamaedorea linearis. Even in the deepest shade it could not survive through an entire summer month...

On 6/6/2026 at 5:16 PM, Phoenikakias said:

It is a no, no, no in my arid climate. It dies readily during local summer.

Like most chamaedoreas in super low humidity conditions!

Just now, happypalms said:

Like most chamaedoreas in super low humidity conditions!

We aim to please @happypalms, providing up to date and accurate information, sometimes I get it right.😂

4 minutes ago, Phoenikakias said:

In one way ( too dry) or the other (too cold), they have to die! Besides, who wants to live for ever? Well, some of them in full shade they do fine, as long as they are irrigated during summer, which is imperative in every palmy case. But I suppose many can not tolerate neither dry air nor dry soil even temporarily. I remember a case of an Andean sp, namely the Chamaedorea linearis. Even in the deepest shade it could not survive through an entire summer month...

I have trouble with linearis seedlings, once in the ground they are fine!

44 minutes ago, Phoenikakias said:

In one way ( too dry) or the other (too cold), they have to die! Besides, who wants to live for ever? Well, some of them in full shade they do fine, as long as they are irrigated during summer, which is imperative in every palmy case. But I suppose many can not tolerate neither dry air nor dry soil even temporarily. I remember a case of an Andean sp, namely the Chamaedorea linearis. Even in the deepest shade it could not survive through an entire summer month...

Chamaedorea linearis all dead in summer, but chamaedorea cataractarum almost totally in shade live here

In my modestly arid climate, they will live in full sun, but always look anemic. Plant under canopy and they look wonderful.

2 hours ago, quaman58 said:

In my modestly arid climate, they will live in full sun, but always look anemic. Plant under canopy and they look wonderful.

How far is your garden from the Ocean and how farther inland does the Ocean affect the climate?