How to tend a Chamaedorea elegans
Also known as: Kunthia deppei Zucc., Neanthe bella O.F.Cook, Neanthe elegans (Mart.) O.F.Cook, Neanthe neesiana O.F.Cook, Nunnezharia elegans (Mart.) Kuntze, Nunnezharia pulchella (Linden) Kuntze, Chamaedorea deppeana Klotzsch, Chamaedorea elegans var. angustifolia M.Martens & Galeotti, Chamaedorea helleriana Klotzsch, Chamaedorea pulchella Linden, Collinia elegans (Mart.) Oerst., Chamaedorea pulchella Linden ex Hemsl.
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Likes wet environments, keep it relatively wet rather than dry, reduce watering in winter
Sunlight
Relatively resistant to shade, likes half shade environments
Soil
Peat mixed with coarse sand soil
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly in spring
Pruning
Remove dead and yellowish leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Mexico
- Category
- Palmae, Chamaedorea
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Foliage plants, sometimes flowering in April-May, yellow flowers
- Flower colors
- Leaf color emerald green, dark green
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