Striking Triangle Palm (Dypsis decaryi) - Add a touch of tropical elegance to your space
- Common name:
- Neodypsis Decaryii, Triangle Palm, Three Sided Palm
- Regional name:
- Marathi - Trikoni Palm
- Category:
- Palms and Cycads
- Family:
- Palmae or Coconut family
- Light:
- Sun growing, Semi shade
- Water:
- Normal, Can tolerate less
- Primarily grown for:
- Foliage
- Flowering season:
- Flowers are inconspicuous
- Flower or Inflorescence color:
- White
- Foliage color:
- Blue Grey or Silver, Green
- Plant Height or length:
- 6 to 8 meters
- Plant Spread or Width:
- 4 to 6 meters
- Plant Form:
- Upright or Erect
- Special Character:
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- Good for screening
- Suitable for road median planting
- Suitable for avenue planting
- Generally available in India in quantities of:
- Over hundreds
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Plant Description:
- - A one of a kind palm. In fact one of a kind plant.
- Its leaves grow out in three planes.
- Comes from the drier parts of Madagascar.
- A spectacular and distinctive palm.
- The pinnate leaves arranged 3 rows.
- The chalky white bloom on the trunk.
- The leaves arch gracefully.
- The epithet honours the orignal collector, Raymond Decary.
- Solitary trunked species grows to 35 feet in habitat and 25 feet under cultivation.
- The stems are stocky and to 20 inch in diameter.
- The leaf crown is 6-8 meters wide and tall.
- Trunk that is 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide.
- The leaves are 10 feet long and stiffly erect with oly the tips pendent.
- The fruits are 1 inch long, ovoid and greenish yellow to white.
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Growing tips:
- - Require a sunny or partially sheltered position.
- Very quick growing.
- Grow full sun but endures partial shade.
- It is drought tolerant but grows better with regular moistre.
- It need a well draining soil but is not particular as to type.
- Lot of light and good air circulation.
- Plants do lot like too much water. Even big plants may rot.