Scientific Name:
Chamaedorea elegans
Pronunciation:
kam-ee-DOR-ee-uh ELL-ih-ganz
Common Name:
parlour palm, neanthe bella palm
Family Name:
Arecaceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Palm usually 0.5-1.5m tall when grown indoors and often sold in pots with many stems arising from a rhizome; leaves pinnately compound with 11-20 leaflets per side, 12-20cm long x 1-2cm wide on centre of mature blades, leaf scars visible along the trunk of stem.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Central America, Mexico
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Even-pinnate
Colour in Summer:
Green, Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Green, Dark-green
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Linear
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Panicle
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Number Of Petals:
3
Colour (petals):
Yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Aug
Fruit Type:
Drupe, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Black
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Unlikely to form on indoor plants (dioecious)
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
Low
Maintenance:
Low
Other:
Pefers high humidity; prune lower leaves only
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Mealybugs, Mites, Nematodes, Root rot, Scale insects
