Botanical Name: Common Names:
Dypsis lutescens Areca Palm, Bamboo Palm, Golden Cane Palm, Yellow Palm,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Dense, Upright, Upright Narrow
Description:
A multi-stemmed palm, known for its golden stems, bright green fronds of leaves and clumping habit. Yellow flowers appear in summer and are followed by violet-black fruit. Can be grown outside in warmer climates, reaching up to 6-12m but also makes an excellent indoor palm usually only growing to 3m.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Any Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Hedging / Screening, Indoor Plant, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Mites, Scale
Cultural Notes: Plant in moist fertile well drained soil or potting mix in either full sun, part shade or indoors depending on climate. Keep moist in warm weather but ensure you don't over water in winter. Feed with slow release fertiliser in spring and apply a thick layer of mulch. Remove any dead fronds at the base and watch for scale and spider mites. If growing indoors ensure to wipe down leaves occasionally and re-pot every two years to replenish the soil. Use for tropical gardens, plant as a screen, or in a pot either outdoors or indoors.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Araceae SouthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Tender
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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