Difference between revisions of "Dypsis marojejyi"

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Pronunciation: DIP-siss mar-oh-JAY-zee-eye/mar-oh-JAY-zheye

Common Name: Madagascan Foxtail Palm

Dypsis marojejyi is one of the 'holy grails' of palms and was extremely rare some 10 years ago. Now, however, it is becoming fairly commonly available as palms in Hawaii have been setting seeds for some time and seedlings are being shipped in. So far, no adult palms exist in the mainland yet, but perhaps that is in the near future. It has turned out to be a palm that grows in the better climates of California, though with a bit of protection from the sun and frost. Longer periods of intense heat also seem to be a problem. It certainly has developed a reputation for being a rather 'tricky' species to grow. However, It is one of the more spectacularly palms in terms of symmetry and color and could eventually become one of the most popular species in 'warm California'. Plants in Hawaii have been flowering at a very short height (just a foot of trunk or more) making some question whether this palm is actually Dypsis coursii, a similar looking palm in the leaf but a much shorter, stouter species from the same area of Madagascar.

Appearance and Biology

Habit: solitary with a crown of 6-10 plumose leaves
Height: 10' estimate
Trunk: single; 3"-4" thick; closely ringed; red-brown
Crownshaft: none
Spread: 6'-8'
Leaf Description: pinnate; plumose; leaflets on 6 planes; very symmetrical; leaflets arranged along rachis in clusters of 6-8 leaflets ; leaflets 6" long with acute bend near tip; 4' long; dark green and leathery; new leaves a coppery maroon; rachis of leaves remains a reddish brown for a few months before turning green; leaves arch gracefully
Petiole/Leaf bases: 8"-12" long; unarmed; un-split bases
Reproduction: monoecious
Inflorescence: from within leaves; 4' long; branched to two orders; flower spike upright and fuzzy red-brown
Fruit: 1" long; oblong; pale yellow-green

Horticultural Characteristics

Minimum Temp: 30F
Drought Tolerance: low
Dry Heat Tolerance: unknown
Cool Tolerance: low
Wind Tolerance: low
Salt Tolerance: unknown
Growth Rate: slow
Soil Preference: adaptable
Light Requirement: filtered to partial sun, eventually full sun in coastal climates
Human Hazards: none
Disease or Horticultural Problems: none
Transplants?: unknown
Indoor?: unknown
Availability: rare

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-'''''Dypsis marojejyi''''' is one of the 'holy grails' of palms and was extremely rare some 10 years ago.  Now, however, it is becoming fairly commonly available as palms in Hawaii have been setting seeds for some time and seedlings are being shipped in.  So far, no adult palms exist in the mainland yet, but perhaps that is in the near future.  It has turned out to be a palm that grows in the better climates of California, though with a bit of protection from the sun and frost.  It is one of the more spectacularly palms in terms of symmetry and color and could eventually become one of the most popular species in 'warm California'.
+'''''Dypsis marojejyi''''' is one of the 'holy grails' of palms and was extremely rare some 10 years ago.  Now, however, it is becoming fairly commonly available as palms in Hawaii have been setting seeds for some time and seedlings are being shipped in.  So far, no adult palms exist in the mainland yet, but perhaps that is in the near future.  It has turned out to be a palm that grows in the better climates of California, though with a bit of protection from the sun and frost.  Longer periods of intense heat also seem to be a problem.  It certainly has developed a reputation for being a rather 'tricky' species to grow. However, It is one of the more spectacularly palms in terms of symmetry and color and could eventually become one of the most popular species in 'warm California'.   Plants in Hawaii have been flowering at a very short height (just a foot of trunk or more) making some question whether this palm is actually ''Dypsis coursii,'' a similar looking palm in the leaf but a much shorter, stouter species from the same area of Madagascar.
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 *'''Petiole/Leaf bases''': 8"-12" long; unarmed; un-split bases
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+*'''Inflorescence''':  from within leaves; 4' long; branched to two orders; flower spike upright and fuzzy red-brown
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+File:Dypsis marojejya gary.JPG|young palm in Levine collection, Escondido, California
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+File:Dypsis marojeya Levine.JPG|Levine garden, Escondido
+File:Dypsis marojejya LB.jpg|juvenile palm in Long Beach
+File:Dypsis courseii JM 4.jpg|Floribunda palms, Hawaii
+File:Dypsis courseis in a row HM.jpg|Floribunda Palms
+File:Dypsis coursei Do shot of spike opening DO.jpg|Hawaii
+File:Dypsis coursei with new leaf opening finally DO.jpg|Hawaii
+File:Dypsis coursei yet another shot JM.jpg|Floribunda Palms
+File:Dypsis coursei smaller dO.jpg|younger palm, Hawaii
+File:Dypsis coursei 7 with new leaf JM.jpg|new leaf in Hawaii
+File:Dypsis marojeya new leaf.jpg|
+File:Dypsis coursei leaf detail DO.jpg|
+File:Dypsis coursei new leaf on last day visit DO.jpg|new leaf in Hawaii
+File:Dypsis coursei new leaf opening JM.jpg|Floribunda Palms and Exotics
+File:Dypsis coursei top view of leaf.jpg|
+File:Dypsis coursei new flower spike DO.jpg|flower spike in Hawaii
+File:Dypsis coursei flower DO.jpg|flower in Hawaii
+File:Dypsis coursei flower closer DO.jpg|
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