Chamaedorea metallica
Metal Palm, Miniature Fishtail Palm
£51.95
A remarkable palm tree with leaves exhibiting a metallic sheen, best seen when grown in shaded conditions. Its compact size and need for shade make it an ideal house plant – and it is produced by the thousand for this purpose world-wide.
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Plant Biography
Chamaedorea metallica is a solitary trunked palm from the rainforests of Southeastern Mexico, slowly growing a slender, ringed stem that carries a crown of simple, fish-tail lobed (bifid) leaves that curve inwards and are textured with the leaf veins.
It’s found on the dense wet forest understory along the Atlantic limestone slopes, up to 600 m in elevation.
It’s an incredibly tolerant plant to drought, despite its origin.
Expert Tip
Care & Size Guidance
Keep away from bright light.
Although a tropical plant, the Chamadorea metallica will cope for a short time with temperatures down to 5 degrees.
Regular watering is preferred in the growing season but it is important for no standing water in the pot which can encourage root rot.
Use a balanced organic sea weed based fertiliser in the growing season. Avoid applying the fertiliser too close to the base of the plant.
This clump forming palm tree can be easily propagated by division of the root mass, just before the growing period starts.
Really beautiful and healthy plant. The metallic nature of it’s leaves really catch the light.
Beth Hartley (verified owner) –
This is one of my favourite houseplants. On arrival it was perfect and absolutely stunning and in a shady spot it’s putting out new leaves and requires minimal care. A really striking houseplant and like all my plants purchased from the Palm Centre arrived in excellent condition.
Ruth Jacobs –
I bought a small one of these 18 inches tall on a visit to the Palm Centre ten years ago and it is now a fine specemin 5ft tall. It has been in a west fading bedroom away from the window and produces two to 3 new leaves together with two flower spikes (which because I only have one, doesn’t get fertilised and produce nuts) a year. It is easy to grow and gets potted on occasionally when potbound. The only regular maintenance it needs is to rotate the pot every couple of weeks to keep it growing upwards rather than bending towards the window. For those tempted – do it – it won’t dissapoint you.
Tom Horsfield –