Life Span
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Origin
Mexico
Types
Chamaedorea cataractarum, Chamaedorea elegans
Number of Varieties
15
Rank: 97 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
River side, Stream side
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-13
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
11-8
Sunset Zone
H2, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm
Rank: 87 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
35% - Palm Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
-
Tolerances
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove old, faded fronds
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
86% - Palm Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
21% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
38% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
5% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
2% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
No - Palm Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
95% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
30% - Palm Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
5% - Palm Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
64% - Palm Garden Plants
Attracts
Ants, Birds, Spider Mites
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
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74% - Palm Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
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29% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
All - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
CHAMAEDOREA cataractarum
Common Name
Cataract Palm, Cascade Palm
In Hindi
कैट पाम
In German
Cat Palm
In French
Cat Palm
In Spanish
gato de Palm
In Greek
γάτα Palm
In Portuguese
Cat palma
In Polish
kot Palm
In Latin
Cat Palm
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Abelia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
3
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27800
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