Pronunciation: DIP-siss deh-CARE-ee-eye x lepp-toe-KEY-lohs
Common Name: Red Triangle Palm; Teddy Bear Triangle Palm
Dypsis decaryi x leptocheilos is one of the more commonly grown and wonderfully ornamental hybrids in the Dypsis genus grown in California. It is a nice mixture of both of the more ornamental properties of both palms, with a tristricous nature of Dypsis decaryi, with the reddish, fuzzy leaf bases and waxy, white trunks of Dypsis leptocheilos.
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Appearance and Biology
- Habit: solitary with a crown of 10-12 feather leaves
- Height: 25' estimate
- Trunk: single; 8" thick; prominently ringed- fairly closely ringed like Dypsis decaryi with the the waxy rings of Dypsis leptocheilos
- Crownshaft: incomplete; 12" tall, though multiple leaf sheaths stack up makes for a deep red fuzzy pseudocrownshaft over 2' long; thick layer or intensely red-brown fuzz of Dypsis leptocheilos
- Spread: 12'
- Leaf Description: pinnate; tristrichous arrangement; leaves in a 'V' shape and recurved with long, narrow leaflets, similar to Dypsis decaryi, but leaves tend to be twisted 90 degrees and a bright green; 6'-7' long
- Petiole/Leaf bases: short petioles (3"-4" long); flat on top and angular below; sharp angle at point of sheath to petiole; sheath/leaf bases form a pseudocrownshaft and stack on either other; very red-brown fuzzy on sheaths that fades quickly to a grey-green at angle of petiole; unarmed and un-split
- Reproduction:
- Inflorescence:
- Fruit:
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Horticultural Characteristics
- Minimum Temp: 27F
- Drought Tolerance: moderate
- Dry Heat Tolerance: good
- Cool Tolerance: moderate
- Wind Tolerance: moderate
- Salt Tolerance: unknown
- Growth Rate: slow to moderate with age
- Soil Preference: adaptable
- Light Requirement: full sun
- Human Hazards: none
- Disease or Horticultural Problems: none
- Transplants?: unknown, but suspect poor
- Indoor?: unknown
- Availability: very rare
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