Editing Chamaedorea landscaping

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This genus is perhaps one of the
most underestimated palms and
should be used more in
landscaping. Whilst the majority
of the species need some
protection from direct sunlight,
most will take morning sun, and
even the afternoon sun with a
light canopy.

''C. cataractarum'' is now well
known as a full sun palm, and is
used successfully for hedging,
covering fences and walls, and is a
great filler in other parts of the
garden. ''C. microspadix'' will also
adapt quite happily to a full sun
situation, and although a bit untidy
in its habit, is a great palm for
filling in at that 2m height that is
often difficult to find a palm for.
The broader leaf of ''C. siefrizii''
which used to be known as
''C. erumpens'', will take the sun for
most of the day, and is probably
more suited to the formal garden
than ''C. microspadix'' as it is neater in
its growth.
While these are clustering palms,
and will gradually fill an area,
single trunk varieties should not
be ignored. ''C. tepejilote'' planted
in groups of 3, 5, or 7 (odd
numbers always seem to look
better), preferably at different
heights, can be a great feature and
will take morning sun.
''C. klotzschiana'', with its bow tie
style leaf, is vastly underestimated,
and looks good in a courtyard
situation, again at its best when
planted in groups.
The fine leaf of ''C. glaucifolia'' with
its bluish look, can be a beautiful
contrast when planted with
broader leaf plants in a small
rainforest section of a garden.
The entire leaf chamadoreas such
as
''C. metallica'' and
''C. ernesti-augustii'',
while they require more dense
shade, can be used with great
effect on the eastern side of a
house garden or in a courtyard
where they will get little or no sun,
and being fairly small plants, are
great understory.
The old favourite, the parlour
palm, ''C. elegans'', although mainly
promoted as an indoor plant, if
multi-planted is another good
palm for understory, just about
anywhere in the garden where you
have shady spot.
With such a large genus, there are
many other ''Chamadoreas'' which
you can use in your garden, but
these are all the commonly
available plants that won't cost
you much, and will certainly
enhance your property .
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===Contributed by: ===
Leo Gamble<br/>


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