General Landscape Uses: Indoor, privacy screens and boarders, understory plant

Ecological Restoration Notes: Understory restoration in tropical forests, shade and ground cover, supports biodiversity

Description:Bamboo Palm is a great house plant as it requires little to no maintenance. Bamboo-like stalks gives this plant its name with a mix of skinny and broad leaves.

Dimensions: Height 8 ft.

Growth Rate: Slow to Moderate

Native Range: Southern Mexico, Central America, and Honduras

Native Habitats: Found in the understory of tropical forests, thriving in shaded, humid environments with well-drained soils

Soils: Well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral (pH 6 – 7)

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: Low

Salt Wind Tolerance: Low

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Shade

Flower Color: Yellow

Flower Characteristics: small, inconspicuous

Flowering Season: Spring to early summer

Fruit: Small black berries

Wildlife and Ecology: Habitat for small insects and birds

Horticultural Notes: Propagation by division and seed

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