Chamaedorea adscendens - Velvet Palm and Chamaedorea metallica - Metallic Palm

• 16 Jan, 2010
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I've had these two palm for many years. Velvet palm is a painfully slow growing palm...which has gorgeous velvelty fronds. Metallic Palm grows very slowly also...and has a bluish-green-silver metallic shiny frond. They are great understory palms for very shady to almost dark areas. Photo taken at Rancho Soledad on Jan. 14, 2010.