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Mexican Bamboo Palm

Chamaedorea Microspadix

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Overview

The Mexican Bamboo Palm, or Chamaedorea microspadix, is a resilient and graceful palm, thriving in partial shade. It matures to a modest height of around 5-7 feet, with clumping, bamboo-like stems and lush green foliage. Hardy to about 20°F, this palm is suitable for USDA Zone 9. Ideal for understory planting and tropical themes, it adds a verdant, dense texture and requires moderate watering. Perfect for accenting shaded garden spots.

Sun Half, ShadeWater Low, Very LowZones 9–11Type Palm, ShrubClimate Subtropical

Mexican Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea Microspadix) — is a resilient and graceful palm

Culture

Sun: Half, Shade
Water: Low, Very Low
USDA zones: 9–11

Shape & size

Classification

Type: Palm, Shrub
Family: Arecaceae
Climate: Subtropical

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Mexican Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea Microspadix) — thriving in partial shade; it matures to a modest height of around 5-7 feet, with clumping, image 66

Mexican Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea Microspadix) — Hardy to about 20°F, this palm is suitable for USDA Zone 9; is a resilient and graceful palm, image 20

Mexican Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea Microspadix) — Perfect for accenting shaded garden spots

Mexican Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea Microspadix) — palm / shrub for half or shade; ideal for understory planting and tropical themes, image 56

Mexican Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea Microspadix) — is a resilient and graceful palm; hardy to about 20°F, this palm is suitable for USDA Zone 9, image 17

Mexican Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea Microspadix) — Perfect for accenting shaded garden spots; dense texture and requires moderate watering, image 39

Mexican Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea Microspadix) — palm / shrub for half or shade; ideal for understory planting and tropical themes, image 32

Mexican Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea Microspadix) — is a resilient and graceful palm; hardy to about 20°F, this palm is suitable for USDA Zone 9, image 49

Mexican Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea Microspadix) — Ideal for understory planting and tropical themes; palm / shrub for half or shade, image 21

Mexican Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea Microspadix) — is a resilient and graceful palm; hardy to about 20°F, this palm is suitable for USDA Zone 9, image 25

Mexican Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea Microspadix) — Ideal for understory planting and tropical themes

Mexican Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea Microspadix) — It matures to a modest height of around 5-7 feet, with clumping, bamboo-like stems and lush green, image 35

Mexican Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea Microspadix) — is a resilient and graceful palm; hardy to about 20°F, this palm is suitable for USDA Zone 9, image 57

Mexican Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea Microspadix) — Hardy to about 20°F, this palm is suitable for USDA Zone 9; is a resilient and graceful palm, image 52

Mexican Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea Microspadix) — thriving in partial shade; it matures to a modest height of around 5-7 feet, with clumping, image 58

Mexican Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea Microspadix) — Ideal for understory planting and tropical themes; palm / shrub for half or shade, image 61

Mexican Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea Microspadix) — Ideal for understory planting and tropical themes; palm / shrub for half or shade, image 29

Mexican Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea Microspadix) — Hardy to about 20°F, this palm is suitable for USDA Zone 9; is a resilient and graceful palm, image 44

Mexican Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea Microspadix) — It matures to a modest height of around 5-7 feet, with clumping, bamboo-like stems and lush green, image 67

Mexican Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea Microspadix) — Hardy to about 20°F, this palm is suitable for USDA Zone 9; is a resilient and graceful palm, image 28

Mexican Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea Microspadix) — Hardy to about 20°F, this palm is suitable for USDA Zone 9; is a resilient and graceful palm

Photographs by 7 contributors

Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us · source
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Carsten Niehaus ( Lumbar ), CC BY 2.0 · source
RuB (R.BENEZET) FdP, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
RuB (R.Benezet) FdP, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

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