I've got one of these going in 9b st. pete florida. We didnt freeze this year, but it was close and i didnt protect it. So far so good. T...Read Morehis is my second year owning the palm and it has produced 3 suckers. (palm is at least 3 years old).
Until proven otherwise, this palm is officially classified as Dypsis madagascariensis, one of the most variable of all the Dypsis species...Read More. Even this 'species' sometimes suckers, and sometimes is solitary. It looks and grows just like D madagascariensis.... so it probably is... but once studies are done on the flowers perhaps it will eventually earn its own official species name.
I find this to be a great grower in 10b SoCal. Mine pushes about 3 - 4 new fronds per year and each suffered minimal damage from the Jan ...Read More2007 freeze where I hit 28 degrees. Leaves grow tristichous as found in Dypsis madagascariensis. Trunk is ornamental lime green on its younger parts with a glaucous crownshaft. Some are single trunk but others can have 1 or 2 suckers. I am not sure why this plant does not get more praise, but I guess when you are part of the Dypsis genus, it is tough to stand out. Large plants can have a Queen palm look as the lime green trunks turn to gray on the older parts and the crowns have the plumose look of a Queen.
This palm is named after its discovery in the Mahajanga area of the NE coastal plain of Madagascar. As mentioned, it has many affinities ...Read Moreto D. madagascariensis, and many nurseries sell it as a variety of madagascariensis. It is nice looking nonetheless, although its growth rate is nothing to boast about.
Oceanside, CA (Zone 10b) | February 2006 | positive
I've got a nice speciman with 2' + clear trunk growing in a 20 gallon tub. Does well on the coast of San Diego and holds only 3 to 4 fron...Read Moreds at any given time. A close relative to the Dypsis Madagascarensis and very similar with recurved leaflets and a nice white crownshaft. The trunk is green at the top but turns a dark brown toward the bottom as it ages. It is both solitary or clumping depending on each individual. My tree has a solitary trunk with widely spaced, stepped rings of leaf scars and a slightly swollen base. I promise to post a picture soon!!
This is a commonly sold plant to palm specialists here in So Cal, sold under a variety of monikers, but all perform poorly unless you hap...Read Morepen to live in a good microclimate or in San Diego/Orange County, where some have grown it to maturity (over fifty feet tall). It is a very tough grow for me, and I have had no success with it. Those that have still struggle to make it look good. It's a great plant for tropical areas. There are avenues in Singapore lined for literally miles with this tree. There is a suckering form, and a single trunk form (referred to as 'lucubensis'). The leaves basicall grow in ranks of three (tristichous), sort of like a triangle palm, and the trunk is attractively ringed. Native of Madagascar.
This is a fast grower for the coast 10a. I have mine planted in part sun and it's loving it's location along with deep watering.
I've got one of these going in 9b st. pete florida. We didnt freeze this year, but it was close and i didnt protect it. So far so good. T...Read More
Until proven otherwise, this palm is officially classified as Dypsis madagascariensis, one of the most variable of all the Dypsis species...Read More
I find this to be a great grower in 10b SoCal. Mine pushes about 3 - 4 new fronds per year and each suffered minimal damage from the Jan ...Read More
This palm is named after its discovery in the Mahajanga area of the NE coastal plain of Madagascar. As mentioned, it has many affinities ...Read More
I've got a nice speciman with 2' + clear trunk growing in a 20 gallon tub. Does well on the coast of San Diego and holds only 3 to 4 fron...Read More
There are three specimens of this palm in Soutehrn CAifornia with 20 - 30 feet of clear trunk and 8 foot leaves.
This is a commonly sold plant to palm specialists here in So Cal, sold under a variety of monikers, but all perform poorly unless you hap...Read More