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Dypsis sainte-lucei

 
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Family: Arecaceae (ar-ek-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Dypsis (DIP-sis) (Info)
Species: sainte-lucei (saint-lu-see) (Info)

Category:
Trees
Palms

Height:
12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)

Spacing:
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)
10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)
12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade
Light Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
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Bloom Time:
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Foliage:
Evergreen

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings

Soil pH requirements:
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Patent Information:
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Propagation Methods:
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2 positives
No neutrals
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Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive deezpalms On Jun 23, 2006, deezpalms from Oceanside, CA (Zone 10b) wrote:

I have 2 of these in 5 gal.'s that are doing great. I got them as 1 gal. 's from floribunda 6 months ago and they are doing great. Both of them have opened a new leaf since and are about to open another frond any day!

Positive palmbob On Mar 3, 2004, palmbob from Tarzana, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:

Sought after specimen solitary palm that is very slow growing in Southern California and a bit marginal in most areas. It develops a colorful pale green crownshaft with white dusting on it, that has some angularity to it, along with strongly recurved leaves and a narrow, ornamentally ringed trunk, also with some white dusting on it. Very rare plant and probably extremely endangered in its native Madagascar. I have tried this plant several times in Thousand Oaks (zone 9b) (of course starting out as a 1-2 leaf seedling since that's all that's available) and it's croaked both times... cold problems I think. Have since tried much larger seedlngs (available from Hawaii fairly regularly now) and doing well in zone 10a, southern California... though not impressed by their speed (or lack of it). Seedlings have markedly glaucous leaves on the underside- an added ornamental touch.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Encinitas, California
Oceanside, California
Reseda, California
Vista, California



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