Parlor Palm

Chamaedorea elegans

Parlor Palm (Chamaedorea elegans) is a slow-growing palm, hardy in USDA zones 10-12, that matures to about 2-6 ft × 2-3 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. It blooms in yellow, green and orange. It stands up well to drought and dry soil, grows happily in containers.

USDA zones

10-12

Sun

Part shade, Full shade

Water

Medium

Mature size

2-6 ft × 2-3 ft

Growth rate

Slow

Maintenance

Low

Soil

Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry

Bloom color

Yellow, Green, Orange, Red

Tough against

Drought, Dry soil

Native to

Central America, Mexico