CHAMAEDOREA HOOPERIANA SUCKERING, SHADE LOVING

This species was named about two decades ago after a now deceased friend of mine and Palm Society member, Luis Hooper. It is a suckering, medium sized shade palm with thin trunks and prominent rings on the trunk. Overall height peaks out at about twelve feet or a bit taller. Clumps do not run but stems do sucker. Leaf color is green and leaf length is four feet. It is similar to Chamaedorea costaricana but with longer leaves and a fuller appearance overall. It is an easy species to grow and does great as an interior palm. I’d recommend filtered light in the garden. Cold tolerance is into the mid-twenties F. or perhaps lower. The garden photo below is c/o RPS. We’re putting very nice squat 15g on sale which are, in their pots, about 7 to 8 feet tall – too tall for mail order.

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