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[[Image:Chamaedorea fragrans P.jpg|thumb|Ventura, California]] | [[Image:Chamaedorea fragrans P.jpg|thumb|Ventura, California]] | ||
==Habitat and Distribution== | ==Habitat and Distribution== | ||
| + | Low To Mid Elevation, Rainforest of Peru. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| + | Synonyms: Chamaedorea pavoniana, Chamaedorea verschaffeltii, Nunnezharia fragrans. Common Names: Sangapilla Palm. Trunk type: Clustering, Smooth Slender, Dark Green, Widely Spaced Leaf Nodes. Trunk Diameter: Up to 10mm (0.4"). Hight: Up to 3m (10'). Spread: Up to 4.5m (15'). Leaf detail: Pinnately compound, bifid, v-shaped, lightly corrugated, Leaf Size: Up to 0.5m (1.6'), Medium To Dark Green. Inflorescence Color: Bright Orange. Fruit detail: Up to 12mm (0.5"), Ellipsoid. Fruit Color: Black. | ||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
Southern California experience: this is one of the most attractive and sought after suckering Chamaedoreas for southern California.. it is not an easy grow, even for those near the coast. It is not very cold tolerant, maybe tolerating 1-2 degrees below freezing, and only briefly. Colder temps will cause severe leaf damage, and this often leads to fungal rot. It is a slow growing palm, only sending up a shoot now and then. The more water it gets, the happier it is. It also seems to like fertilization, even in our richer, clayey soils. Wind is not its friend, and care should be taken in growing it in a well protected location. Brown tipping is a constant malady possibly associated with our low humidity, poor water quality or any other stresses. | Southern California experience: this is one of the most attractive and sought after suckering Chamaedoreas for southern California.. it is not an easy grow, even for those near the coast. It is not very cold tolerant, maybe tolerating 1-2 degrees below freezing, and only briefly. Colder temps will cause severe leaf damage, and this often leads to fungal rot. It is a slow growing palm, only sending up a shoot now and then. The more water it gets, the happier it is. It also seems to like fertilization, even in our richer, clayey soils. Wind is not its friend, and care should be taken in growing it in a well protected location. Brown tipping is a constant malady possibly associated with our low humidity, poor water quality or any other stresses. | ||
[[Category:CHAMAEDOREA|fragrans]] | [[Category:CHAMAEDOREA|fragrans]] | ||
Revision as of 12:07, 5 September 2009
Habitat and Distribution
Low To Mid Elevation, Rainforest of Peru.
Description
Synonyms: Chamaedorea pavoniana, Chamaedorea verschaffeltii, Nunnezharia fragrans. Common Names: Sangapilla Palm. Trunk type: Clustering, Smooth Slender, Dark Green, Widely Spaced Leaf Nodes. Trunk Diameter: Up to 10mm (0.4"). Hight: Up to 3m (10'). Spread: Up to 4.5m (15'). Leaf detail: Pinnately compound, bifid, v-shaped, lightly corrugated, Leaf Size: Up to 0.5m (1.6'), Medium To Dark Green. Inflorescence Color: Bright Orange. Fruit detail: Up to 12mm (0.5"), Ellipsoid. Fruit Color: Black.
Culture
Southern California experience: this is one of the most attractive and sought after suckering Chamaedoreas for southern California.. it is not an easy grow, even for those near the coast. It is not very cold tolerant, maybe tolerating 1-2 degrees below freezing, and only briefly. Colder temps will cause severe leaf damage, and this often leads to fungal rot. It is a slow growing palm, only sending up a shoot now and then. The more water it gets, the happier it is. It also seems to like fertilization, even in our richer, clayey soils. Wind is not its friend, and care should be taken in growing it in a well protected location. Brown tipping is a constant malady possibly associated with our low humidity, poor water quality or any other stresses.