bamboo palm
Chamaedorea seifrizii
USDA zones10 to 11
SunHandles partial sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size7 to 10 feet tall3 to 6 feet wide
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Bamboo palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii) is a low maintenance tree for borders, containers, and accents. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 10 and warmer, down to about 30°F (-1°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes part sun or part shade and average to moist soil of most types. This evergreen grows in clumps and has gray and green leaves. Yellow flowers appear in every season.
Pairs well with Fiddle leaf fig, Kimberly queen fern, African mask, and Pink banana.
Native range
Central America, Florida, and southern Mexico.