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Chamaedorea flowers

John Case

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Thought I'd share a couple with you

Chamaedorea radicalis (female?)

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John Case

Brentwood CA

Owner and curator of Hana Keu Garden

USDA Zone 9b more or less, Sunset Zone 14 in winter 9 in summer

"Its always exciting the first time you save the world. Its a real thrill!"

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Ch. oreophila

Photo 1 female?

Photo 2 male?

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John Case

Brentwood CA

Owner and curator of Hana Keu Garden

USDA Zone 9b more or less, Sunset Zone 14 in winter 9 in summer

"Its always exciting the first time you save the world. Its a real thrill!"

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John,

The C. radicalis is a female, at prime anthesis, ready to be pollinated. Both of the C. oreophila are females, but when the flowers turn brown, it means they have been polinated or that they are past anthesis. The male flowers on C. oreophila are very distinctive and they hang down in yellow tassels. You can pollinate C. oreophila by cutting off a male inflorescence when it's droping pollen and pressing the male tassel into the female spike and roll it around the female, pressing it into the flowers. David Silvia in San Jose just followed the above process and he got almost a 100% seed set on his C. oreophila.

Dick

Richard Douglas

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If I only had a male......

John Case

Brentwood CA

Owner and curator of Hana Keu Garden

USDA Zone 9b more or less, Sunset Zone 14 in winter 9 in summer

"Its always exciting the first time you save the world. Its a real thrill!"

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I like 'em too [Chamaedorea flowers - that is] BUT: it's pretty hard to get them into a good picture, I'm never sure about the gender and I end up always with females :winkie:

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Greetings from Amman/Jordan

Simona

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Those are great indoor plants.....My favorites are glaucifolia & oblongata.

South Florida, USA

Mild sub tropical climate - USDA Zone 10

26.9 deg. North latitude

Altitude (5.1 M)  

Winter avg. temp (15.6 C)

Summer avg. temp (28.1 C)

Yearly Rainfall approx. (1270 mm)

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