PlantFiles: Candy Cane Palm
Dypsis paludosa var. florencei

This palm has been given the common name Candy Cane Palm for its leaf bases have a striking white/red contrast to them. It is unsure whether this palm and Dypsis paludosa are technically the same species. This is personally one of the better looking "ankle-biter" Dypsis in my opinion.

smaller sucking understory palm from Madagascar who's identity is still really unknown. Brought into cultivation maybe just 5-7 years ago, this palm has been very popular with growers because of the bright pinkish-red color in the stems below the leaves. It has only slightly split pinnate leaves that are bright green and open up right of the stems (no petioles at all!). I have seen this for sale many times here in So Cal, but I am not sure if anyone has had success yet growing it here outdoors. Hope so, as it's a gorgeous plant. Plants in Hawaii now large enough to be flowering, and palm has finally been officially given this species name. Looks a lot like a few other palms, such as Dypsis faneva.. .but that bright red crownshaft really sets it apart. There are entire, bifid leaf forms, and split leaf forms.