Potato Chip Palm (Chamaedorea tuerckheimii)

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Nov 08, 2003

Common name: Potato Chip Palm
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Chamaedorea
Species tuerckheimii

Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/60023/

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NoH2O Everson, WA(Zone 8a) Nov 09, 2003

It does look like a green potato chip (Ruffles has ridges!). Amazing.

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roshana Jacksonville, IL(Zone 5a) Nov 10, 2003

I love the name! I'm such a sucker for cute names and this one really fits the plant! Do you have a picture of a fully grown potatoe chip palm? Must be fun to look at! Thanks for the pictures.

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Nov 10, 2003

THat is a fully grown palm. They only get 1-2' tall.

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roshana Jacksonville, IL(Zone 5a) Nov 10, 2003

Well, for goodness sakes! I just assumed all palms were tall and wavy! That's how much I know about palms. Being from the midwest certainly has its disadvantages. Thanks for letting me know.

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Nov 11, 2003

That's OK... that's how most people picture palms... probably a third of all palms are small things (at least so far here in So Cal)- if you would wander about my old garden, which has over 180 species of palms growing in it, you would be hard pressed to find even half of them... most are more like small shrubs down to blades of grass.

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roshana Jacksonville, IL(Zone 5a) Nov 11, 2003

WOW! 180 species of palms! What a wonder. Do you have pictures of the yard, or even areas of it? I've noticed you've posted a lot of palms. Now I know why!

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