Cascade Palm
About Cascade Palm
Did you know the genus name Chamaedorea comes from the Ancient Greek roots meaning "gift on the ground"? These small palms max out at 20ft/6m tall so their fruits were always easy to grab. They're native to the tropical Americas and these days they're commonly found as houseplants around the world!
Taxonomy
Chamaedorea atrovirens
Chamaedorea
Arecaceae
Arecales
How to care for Cascade Palm
How often to water your Cascade Palm
every 12
Cascade Palm needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for Cascade Palm in your home
a window
Cascade Palm may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Cascade Palm in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Cascade Palm
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Cascade Palm after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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What’s wrong with my plant? This white stuff and the holes. #CascadePalm
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#GregPoll: Which palm would be most resilient/adaptable to lower light + ambient indoor humidity conditions? Think easy and chill, if such a palm exists, lol. 🌴 The deets: I’m investigating indoor palm varieties after having terrible luck with TWO different parlor palms in the past. Curious what the #GregGang has to say about easy care palms… Which of the options below do you think I should try next? Cast your vote below! 🐝 Parlor Palm 🐞 Kentia Palm 🐛 Lady Palm 🦋 Cascade Palm #PalmPilots #PalmTree #KentiaPalm #LadyPalm #ParlorPalm #CascadePalm #EasyCareOnly #LowLightPlants #LowMaintenance #Vote
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I got this cascade palm from Home Depot and he’s not doing great. What can I do to make it better 🥲 #CascadePalm
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I dont know why she is browning! I feel like she isn't growing. She has plenty of indirect light as she sits on my desk! :(( #ParlourPalm
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🌿✨ Introducing Stella—the newest member of my plant collection and the former darling of a high-profile conservatory scandal. Once the centerpiece of a botanical gala in Palm Springs, Stella was removed for “excessive flair” and “distracting the orchids.” Rumor has it she was caught photosynthesizing with the lights dimmed and the misting system set to sensual. 🌫️💅🏼 She arrived at my home in a ribbed gray pot, unrepentant and radiant, ready to reclaim her throne. Now she reigns from the tabletop, sipping indirect light and reciting poetry to the abstract art above her. She’s not just growing—she’s recovering from exile. #StellaThePalm #ScandalousSapling #BotanicalDrama #PlantCollectionRoyalty #LeafMeAloneSheSaid #ParlorPalmWithAReputation
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What fertilizer to use? #ParlourPalm
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my friend gave me this parlor palm and it was potted in a pot with little soil and no drainage, and it slowly was dying. today i finally repotted it into a pot with drainage to try to save it…. any other suggestions?? #ParlourPalm
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What is wrong with my plant? The leaves ate turning brown and brittle.
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I got this palm about a month ago and noticed today a lot of spider mites and webs. I cut off the really bad areas, sprayed with neem oil, and isolated it. What else should I be doing?? Never dealt with mites before. #ParlourPalm
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Palm problems Anyone recognise what's wrong with my palor palm? I think it might possibly have some kind of fungal infection but I don't have any experience with those so I honestly have no idea. It's not over or under watered and it's been in the same spot for years and thriving with no issues. It's currently still sending out loads of new fronds and apart from the look of the leaves everything else seems perfectly healthy. At first I thought it was possibly Thrips so I had a closer look and I could see some tiny black dots on the leaves but I got out a magnifying glass and they didn't look like Thrips to me and they didn't seem to move. I've also left the plant in the same place for a couple more weeks since then with multiple other plants and the other plants are absolutely fine with no issues at all which is what is making me think it's more fungal rather than a pest. Any advice would be really helpful cos I honestly am stumped. #happyplants #palorpalm #gregplantshop #greggang
Care Summary for Cascade Palm
Cascade Palm
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 12 days
Placement
< 3ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.