Description
The Parlour Palm is perhaps the best known indoor palm in the world. Having experimented with older plants we’ve discovered that they also perform well as bedding plants in dark, forest-like locations.
Origin
Mexico, Guatemala and Belize.
Form and size
Small, solitary palm to 2m with age.
Preferred habitat
Best as an indoor plant. Will grow outdoors in particularly warm and sheltered gardens.
Growth rate
Slow
Outdoors
Only in warm locations
Indoors
Yes (no direct sunlight)
Wind
Low tolerance
Sea winds
No tolerance
Sun
No tolerance
Dryness
Low tolerance
Frost
No tolerance
Chamaedorea elegans
Parlour Palm
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