SCIENTIFIC NAME: Chamaedorea costaricana

COMMON NAME(S): Costa Rican bamboo palm
SUB FAMILY: Ceroxyloideae
TRIBE: Hyophorbeae
ORIGIN: Central America
HARDINESS ZONES: 10B-11
TYPICAL MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 10-12'
GROWTH RATE: Moderate
HABIT: Densely clustering, eventually forming clumps over 6' wide; each stem with 12-24 leaves
SALT TOLERANCE: Low
DROUGHT TOLERANCE: Moderate
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Widely adaptable
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Low; moderate
NUTRITION REQUIREMENTS: Moderate
POPULAR USES: Specimen plant; shrub; screen
HUMAN HAZARDS: Fruit mildly irritating
POPULAR OR RECOMMENDED CULTIVARS:

COMMENTS: Costa Rican bamboo palm is one of the strongest growers in this group of chamaedoreas. The species produces many stems in dense clusters which may eventually achieve a basal spread of 6 feet or more. It most closely resembles C. seifrizii but is larger and more vigorous than that species.