Stolon palm
Scientific Name: Chamaedorea stolonifera H. Wendl. ex Hook. f.
Size: Up to 5 feet (1.5 m)
Min. Temperature: 28°F (-2°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Light shade to shade
Origin: Southeastern Mexico
Leaf: Pinnate, 5 to 8 simple leaves, bifid to 2/3 of their length (divided at the tip)
Trunk: Clustering No crownshaft, green with swollen leaf rings.
Flower: Separate male and female plants. Flower stalk coming from the lowest leaves.
Fruit: Black. 0.3 inch in diameter (8 mm). oval, thin, non persistant petals.
Seed: Oval.
Min. Temperature: 28°F (-2°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Light shade to shade
Origin: Southeastern Mexico
Leaf: Pinnate, 5 to 8 simple leaves, bifid to 2/3 of their length (divided at the tip)
Trunk: Clustering No crownshaft, green with swollen leaf rings.
Flower: Separate male and female plants. Flower stalk coming from the lowest leaves.
Fruit: Black. 0.3 inch in diameter (8 mm). oval, thin, non persistant petals.
Seed: Oval.
Stems are creeping horizontallyalong the ground before starting to grow vertical, looking like stolons.
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