Potting up chamaedorea atrovirens

[happypalms]

A real good landscaping palm that is very popular in Australia the atrovirens planted on mass in many a location a great border palm there as tough as nails and always in demand a must grow palm for any nursery man 

[peachy]

Aren't these formerly known as cataractum ?  Bunnings often have them and call them 'cat' palms. I rescued a small pot of them a couple of years ago that were on the sick shelf. There was 30 of them in a 13cm pot ! Poor things. I put them into separate pots thinking when they get bigger I can sell them. Well I have given a lot of them away and still have a ton left.  They are behaving at the moment, growing nicely and not clumping, which is exactly the way I want them to stay.

Peachy

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[thyerr01]

@happypalms What mix do you have these in? Is it the same as what you use to germinate the seeds in the top image? I didn't get great root growth on the last batch I tried, possibly because my mix was to wet/dense.  My next lot of seed is just about ready and I'd like to do better job this time.

[happypalms]

3 hours ago, thyerr01 said:

@happypalms What mix do you have these in? Is it the same as what you use to germinate the seeds in the top image? I didn't get great root growth on the last batch I tried, possibly because my mix was to wet/dense.  My next lot of seed is just about ready and I'd like to do better job this time.

Hi there thyerro1 I use a pine bark river sand perlite mix almost like a succulent mix with a little coco coir mixture with some pellets of chicken manure we call organic extra a commercial organic fertiliser it has some extra minerals added only in small amounts then I use a sea weed solution when I water but only in summer 

[happypalms]

9 hours ago, peachy said:

Aren't these formerly known as cataractum ?  Bunnings often have them and call them 'cat' palms. I rescued a small pot of them a couple of years ago that were on the sick shelf. There was 30 of them in a 13cm pot ! Poor things. I put them into separate pots thinking when they get bigger I can sell them. Well I have given a lot of them away and still have a ton left.  They are behaving at the moment, growing nicely and not clumping, which is exactly the way I want them to stay.

Peachy

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Hi peachy I hope you’re doing well and the pooches are doing well with the kitty Kats yes they were formerly known as cataractum (say that fast a few)  they do take a little time to start to produce pups as you say you can always give them away they are a wanted palm 

Richard 

[thyerr01]

@happypalms Thanks. I'll try and track down some pine bark and mix something along those lines. I think this an underused palm in Houston and the US gulf coast, with good placement it seems pretty tough and looks good for most of the year. 

[happypalms]

13 hours ago, thyerr01 said:

@happypalms Thanks. I'll try and track down some pine bark and mix something along those lines. I think this an underused palm in Houston and the US gulf coast, with good placement it seems pretty tough and looks good for most of the year. 

They tolerate a bit of sun not afternoon sun but a pretty tough palm 

[thyerr01]

I think these are a lot more sun tolerant than given credit for. Mine are in full blazing Houston sun up all day long, but as long as I keep them well watered they don't seem to care. They lose the deep green leaf colour though.

[happypalms]

On 1/9/2024 at 2:51 PM, thyerr01 said:

I think these are a lot more sun tolerant than given credit for. Mine are in full blazing Houston sun up all day long, but as long as I keep them well watered they don't seem to care. They lose the deep green leaf colour though.

The higher the humidity the more sun they can take the same with most palms not all but if you raise the humidity it certainly does help with tolerance 

[tim_brissy_13]

@happypalms @peachy I believe C cataractarum is actually the current accepted name. I have one in the ground which has gone from a cute little thing to a large mass of stems in just 3 years. I’m sure it wouldn’t be your cup of tea Peachy!

[happypalms]

6 minutes ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

@happypalms @peachy I believe C cataractarum is actually the current accepted name. I have one in the ground which has gone from a cute little thing to a large mass of stems in just 3 years. I’m sure it wouldn’t be your cup of tea Peachy!

Atrovirens is easier for me to spell with my brain capacity 🤣 and you are right peachy needs a fence line full of them 😂

[Darold Petty]

9 hours ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

@happypalms @peachy I believe C cataractarum is actually the current accepted name. I have one in the ground which has gone from a cute little thing to a large mass of stems in just 3 years. I’m sure it wouldn’t be your cup of tea Peachy!

Yes,  see this link,   ..........atrovirens is a Heterotypic Synonym

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:54852-2

[happypalms]

12 hours ago, Darold Petty said:

Yes,  see this link,   ..........atrovirens is a Heterotypic Synonym

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:54852-2

Thanks darold interesting page by Kew gardens you learn something new everyday