Chamaedorea metallica

Chamaedorea metallica
[ Palmae ] [ Mexico ]

This well known and much loved small palm from Mexico has stiff, simple and undivided leaves that are dark green, almost black, with a metallic sheen from which the plant derives its name. Very tolerant of low lit conditions, it makes an ideal houseplant, or in warm temperate to tropical regions, a useful understory palm that will grow in deep shade.

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	Habitat zone 12 = Winter minimum temperature above 10C (above 50F) zone 11 = Winter minimum temperature 4C to 10C (40F to 50F) Tropical Lowland Forests 0-600m Tropical Rainforests More Details ... Dioecious ( When staminate and pistillate flowers are borne on different plants ) Solitary ( single-stemmed ) Pinnate Leaves ( Feather-like ) Small plant Colored leaves

Cultivation
Substrate	Temperature during winter	Lighting	Watering during automn-winter	Watering during hot season	Fertilizer during growth	Pruning	Repotting
1 gravel + 1 soil + 1 humus	Indoor during winter temperature min. from 11 to 16C	Bright	Rarely or from time to time	Regularly but without excess, and especialy during summer	From time to time when necessary	No pruning	Repot from time to time

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