Chamaedorea costaricana

[mwardlow]

Looking for a 5 to 15g Chamaedorea costaricana

[JohnAndSancho]

Jungle Music had some on sale a couple weeks ago in those sizes.  

[mwardlow]

Thanks I will check.

[iDesign]

You can also try Rancho Soledad, though I recently bought their three biggest ones :-)
I’m actually in a position to compare the two nursery specimens, since we bought Costaricana from both places this Spring...

- The three 15 gallons we bought from Rancho Soledad are extremely tall, and the canes are stick straight. They make a great “screening” plant near our fence. They’re also acclimating to a relatively sunny spot (whereas the Jungle Music one was starting to show some sun stress, and had to be moved to a more shady spot).

- The one we bought from Jungle Music (shown below) has canes that are very beautiful, and much more curvy. My husband says it has more “personality” because of the intertwining canes. Husband pointed out other differences as well (neater root area, growth rings spaced differently, etc). The JM one wins the beauty contest in my husband’s book, though it’s slightly less flexible due it possibly being more  sun sensitive.

They almost look like different plant types, but both were labeled as costaricana. I personally love them both (for different reasons). Here’s a photo of the Jungle Music one I bought. Let me know if you’d like photos of my (straighter and possibly more sun tolerant) Rancho Soledad ones.
 

Edited April 21, 2021 by idesign123
added photo