Dypsis cabadae

Native to the open forest in the Comores Islands

Synonymy:
Chrysolidocarpus cabadae

           Dypsis cabadae is a classic suckering, ringed, green trunked Dypsis with nice arching leaves, growing to about 25' tall. Cabada Palm looks like a well groomed Dypsis lutescens.   As a seedling, Dypsis cabadae are exceptionally colorful, having deep green leaves and a chocolate stem, with a hint of maroon here an there. Recently, this palm was unknown in the wild, only cultivated specimens had been found, now been rediscovered in the Comores Islands near Madagascar. 

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You are bidding on one live bare root seedling with vigorous root systems 4-6 inches tall with bifid leaves born and grown in Hawaii.

Sunny, moist, but well drained position, in the tropics or sub-tropics. Prefers shade as a youngster, but grows into full sun. A fast grower. prefers partial shade or partial sun to full sun; soil should be well drained. Requires consistently moist soil, Rich and sandy; do not let dry out between waterings.

Cabada Palm    

This handsome clumping feather palm tree, endemic to Comores, with prominent suckering, ringed, green trunks, often with a bluish/grey crownshaft.  Cabada Palm is a great, if not more beautiful alternative to Dypsis lutescens, except without the gold color. This plant definitely looks best when planted in the sun, and has similar cultivation requirements to D. lutescens as well. It is distinctive from lutescens in that it has a much deeper green and white powdery trunk, as well as a powdery bluish white crownshaft.

                Dypsis cabadae palm grows to a height of 30 feet on a multiple grey-ringed trunks. The graceful pinnate leaves are 8-12 feet long and the leaflets are 3 feet long. When young, the tops of the fronds twist and droop because of the flexible midrib which gives a curving appearance to the leaves.  The crownshaft is also distinctive as it is light green, white or red and covered in gray to brown scales.

         Cabada Palm does well in zone 10b on up. This species can be grown in Southern California,   however, it is really a palm for the tropics. Some skilled growers have managed to keep this palm alive in So Cal. In more humid climates like in Florida, Dypsis cabadae and D lutescens similar in their cultural requirements. This plant should be used more as a landscape specimen in zone 9b and higher.

     The inflorescence appears below the crownshaft in a large branching cluster. The flowers are yellow to orange and the fruits are bullet shaped and red in color, 1-1.3 cm long and 4-6 mm wide, massively produced.  The inflorescence is a panicle of yellow flowers, later the red seeds. Dypsis cabadae has deep green foliage with chocolate stems when young.

            A rather easy species to grow, Dypsis cabadae will germinate readily at 20°C and grow fast enough. A rich and well drained soil will be appreciated, as well as a warm and sunny exposure. Light shade/full sun, well drained but lots of water. Medium fast grower, salt/wind tolerant. Young plants make good subjects as indoor plants.

Of the tribe Arecceae, it is also known by the botanic name

Dypsis cabadae

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