Botanical Name: Chamaedorea elegans
Common Name: Parlor palm, Neanthe Bella palm
Type of Plant: monocot: perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape single-trunked feather palm with slightly weeping, dark green foliage – normally grown three or more per pot
Height 3 - 4'
Spread to 3'
Growth Rate slow
 
Environment:
Exposure in/out indoors takes light to 75 FC. Outdoors prefers shade.
Soil well-drained potting soil
Hardiness takes most house conditions well
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, 11-20 pairs pinnae, each narrowly elliptic to 6" long, frond to 2' long
Flowers dioecious, small, pale yellow in long, slender, finger like clusters
Fruit orange, drupe – turns dark when fully ripe
 
Propagation:
seed, rarely by air layering
 
Usage:
specimen plant in small pots, can be used in mass plantings – fairly common in offices, homes, dish gardens
 
Landscape Care:
Watering keep somewhat dry – benefits from occasional misting.
Fertilizing balanced, half-strength, monthly
Pruning remove dead leaves
Pests/Diseases spider mites, mealybug
Special Conditions/Other tolerates crowding well
 
Origin: Mexico
Family: Palmae

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