Chamaedorea cataractarum (Cat Palm, Cascade Palm, Cataract Palm)
Cat palm is a small type of palms native to Mexico, and ideal to use in small gardens or indoor. The plant is dioecious, which means that it has only one type of flowers, either male or female.
It grows in well drained soil, needs average watering and partial sun.
- Landscape Information
- Botanical Description
- Horticulture Management
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French Name: palmier cascade
Pronunciation: kam-ee-DOR-ee-uh kat-uh-RAK-tar-um
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Plant type: Palm
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Origin: Mexico
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Heat Zones: 8 to 16
Hardiness Zones: 10 to 13
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Uses: Screen, Border Plant, Indoor, Container, Windbreak
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Size/Shape
Growth Rate: Fast
Tree Shape: Palm
Canopy Density: Dense
Canopy Texture: Coarse
Height at Maturity: 1 to 1.5 m
Spread at Maturity: 0.5 to 1 meter
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By Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Dkbeta232 (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Foliage
Leaf Persistance: Evergreen
Leaf Type: Even Pinnately compound
Leaf Blade: 20 - 30
Leaf Margins: Entire
Leaf Texture: Glossy
Leaf Scent: No Fragance
Color(growing season): Green
Color(changing season): Green
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Flower
Flower Sexuality: Diecious (Monosexual)
Flower Scent: No Fragance
Flower Color: Yellow
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Trunk
Trunk esthetic Values: Not Showy
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Fruit
Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5
Fruit Color: Green, Black
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By Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Dkbeta232 (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Tolerance
Heat Tolerance: Yes
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Requirements
Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Requirements: Neutral
Water Requirements: Moderate
Light Requirements: Part
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Management
Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure
Edible Parts: None
Plant Propagation: Seed, Division