FOLLOWING iS A LIST OF PALMS COMMONLY USED INDOORS 



AND AVAILABLE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: 



Caryota r 



'Clustered Fishtail Pain 



So named because of the shape of its leaflets. A five foot 

 tall specimen usually has deeply arching fronds 3-4 feet 

 long, it does best in pots that seem too small for them, 

 but when they become extremely crowded or the soil is 

 completely filled with roots they should be repotted in 

 early spring using general purpose potting soil. The fish 

 palm grows slowly to an eventual height of 20-25 feet. 



Ca: vota urens - 'Fishtail Wine Palm' 



This single stemmed palm will reach 100 feet in its native 

 Asia. Here it will attain 15-20 feet outdoors with some 

 protection. The leaves of this palm are darker than 

 those of C. mitis. 



Chamaedorea geonomiformis 



Excellent pot palms that grow slowly to four feet. Their 

 broad oblong leaves are not feathery, but are deeply slit 

 at the tips like a fishtail. 



Chamaedorea glaucifolia 



A slow growing, but eye catching, palm with a solitary 

 trunk. It grows to an eventual 8 feet. It has finely 

 textured feathery leaves which can reach 4-6 feet long 

 and are bluish-green in color. 



Chamaedor ea klotzchia na 



ability to live in cramped conditions at that stage. This 

 palm is single stemmed, 3-4 plants are often planted In a 

 single container. It grows very slowly to an eventual 

 height of 3-4 feet. The leaves are pinnate and have 12 

 pairs or more of slender leaflets. 



Forms clusters of slender, ringed stems up to 8 feet tall. 

 It has leathery leaves and is one of the hardiest for 

 outdoor use. 



Chamaedorea ernesti-augusti 



This slow growing, single or multi-trunked palm has 

 dark green fishtail shaped leaves and reaches an 



eventual height of 5 feet. Outdoors it must be grown in 

 tiie shade in a protected location. 



A slow growing, single stemmed palm that reaches a 

 height of 4 feet. It has strong patterned dark green 

 leaves and interesting and colorful seed pods. It is the 

 hardiest of the Chamaedoreas, tolerating temperatures 

 down to 22 - 28 F. 



Palm' Chamaedorea seifrizii 



.jfTiboo-like dwarf This is a cluster lype prj|;n with dense, compact growth 

 to about 4-8 feet. up to 8-10 foet it has feathery leaves with narrow 

 in shade or part leaflets. It will tolerate temperatures to 28 F. and can be 

 used outdoors in protected areas with part shade. 



