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Nursery Direct
Hooperiana Palm
Chamaedorea hooperiana
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
Supplied in 400mmtypically 1.5 to 2.5m tall on delivery
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The photo shows this species, not the individual plant reserved for you. Send us an enquiry and we usually reply within 1 business day with photos of the actual stock available in the size you want.
Request photosGetting it in: this size needs about 900mm of clear access. Measure the narrowest point on the route and tell us on the booking call. Standard access is included in the price, and anything unusual is quoted and agreed with you before work begins. What happens on installation day
Looking for a larger size?
Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
Send An EnquiryYou order. We do the rest.
After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Hooperiana Palm Chamaedorea hooperiana
The Hooperiana Palm is a refined, architectural species that delivers lush tropical structure in shade-challenged environments where most palms simply will not perform. Grown to advanced size, it arrives ready to anchor interiors, covered outdoor rooms, and sheltered landscape settings with immediate presence.
Why Hooperiana Palm
Shade Tolerance: One of the few palms that thrives in full to partial shade, making it an exceptional choice for covered terraces, atriums, and dense canopy understories.
Clumping Habit: Forms a dense, multi-stemmed clump with elegant arching fronds, delivering volume and texture that single-trunk species cannot replicate.
Indoor & Outdoor Versatility: Performs equally well in controlled interior environments and sheltered exterior settings, offering rare flexibility for complex projects.
Low Maintenance: Once established, it requires minimal intervention, a professional-grade specimen that holds its form without constant upkeep.
Tropical Aesthetic: Deep green, pinnate fronds create a lush, layered canopy that reads as luxury in both residential and commercial contexts.
Ideal Applications
Atrium & Interior Planting: A premier choice for large-format interior landscapes, hotel lobbies, and corporate atriums requiring genuine specimen palms.
Covered Outdoor Rooms: Thrives beneath pergolas, cantilevered overhangs, and poolside structures where light levels restrict most tropical species.
Understory Composition: Integrates seamlessly beneath established tree canopies, adding layered tropical density to mature landscape settings.
Luxury Residential Landscapes: Delivers the considered, resort-style finish expected on high-end residential properties without demanding full sun exposure.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 1.5 to 2m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 2 to 3m
Best Planting Season: Spring to early summer
Soil & Drainage: Well-draining, humus-rich soil; tolerates clay if not waterlogged; prefers moist, organically amended growing medium
Establishment Care: Water regularly during the first 12 months to establish a strong root system, keeping soil consistently moist but not waterlogged. Apply a layer of organic mulch around the base and fertilise with a slow-release palm fertiliser twice yearly to encourage healthy growth.
Plant Details
Height: 3 to 5m
Width: 2 to 3m
Growth Rate: Slow
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Partial shade to full shade
Native to: Mexico and Guatemala
Flower Colour: Yellow
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







