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Chamaedorea microspadix: Microspadix Palm, Hardy Bamboo Palm

Keighly Graves, Wendy Wilber, Tom Wichman, Claire Lewis, Gail Hansen, andRyan Klein


Release Date: 10/13/2026

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-FP121-1999

Urban Horticulture

Abstract

Microspadix palm is a very cold-hardy, upright, clumping palm with bamboo-like stems. It is well suited for use as a specimen or accent, may be used as a screen or border, makes a dramatic mass planting, and may be grown as a houseplant.

About this Publication

This document is FPS121, one of a series of the UF/IFAS Department of Environmental Horticulture. Original publication date October 1999. Revised October 2026. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2026 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Authors

Keighly Graves
Keighly Graves
staff
University of Florida

horticultural science specialist, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program

Wendy Wilber
Wendy Wilber
Specialist
University of Florida

state program coordinator and Extension agent IV, UF/IFAS Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program

Tom Wichman
Tom Wichman
staff
University of Florida

Extension program manager, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program, UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency

Claire Lewis
Claire Lewis
Specialist
University of Florida

state specialized agent II and director Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program, UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency

Gail Hansen
Gail Hansen
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, sustainable landscape design, UF/IFAS Department of Horticultural Sciences

Ryan Klein
Ryan Klein
Specialist
University of Florida

assistant professor, arboriculture, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

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