Chamaedorea Species, Costa Rican Bamboo Palm, Pacaya Palm

I've had this growing someplace on my lot for decades now. Survived the 1990 freeze and 24f low. What it has not survived is gophers who...Read More will destroy decades in a few nights.
One other point..there are variations of this palm. Some are narrow leafed and seem to reach taller heights..and there's like mine,wide leaflets and tops out at about 6' or so.
The more water the better,if you push it on less water,then it should be getting shade.
Nice palm,one of the very best for new gardeners or potted palm collectors.

Starting as a scraggly, one-stemmed, few-leaved stick in a one gallon pot, found in an overlooked corner of a nursery's growing grounds, ...Read Moremy C. costaricana has flourished over the course of two years into a multi-stemmed clump that flowers regularly and continues pushing out new spears, even in cold weather. My experience with it confirms much of the information above: it prefers shade and ample water, and is well suited to living in a pot. The culms are thicker, and the leaves generally more attractive, than its relative C. microspadix.

This is one of the more common and vigorous species of large clumping Chamaedorea. It can eventually grow into large stands of plant ove...Read Morer 20' tall and can be considered invasive in some moister areas of the world. It has large, straight, deep green stems that resemble bamboo culms. The stems are up to 1.5" in diameter. The leaves are pinnate and lancelote- look sort of 'ordinary'. Great for containers. One of the easier growers for southern CAlifornians.