Dypsis lutescens 'Golden Form'

[LJG]

I was watering in the greenhouse and noticed my Dypsis lutescens 'Golden Form' was extremely colorful. I know the name comes from the leaflets but the stems seem extra golden as well. The golden leaflets shown below don't happen all the time. Most leaves open green. Sometimes I get the "golden form". Anyone else growing these? What are your experiences? 

 

 

[quaman58]

I'd chime in with my experience Len, but since yours are three times the size of mine, I feel I should keep my mouth shut. Ordered them last May after seeing what I assume is the mama plant at Floribunda. All are pretty robust, even without a greenhouse. So far all are solitary. I put one in full sun, which I don't think thrills it, but it's getting better. I agree, a very pretty palm; the yellow in the stem looks like lemon meringue.

[Josh-O]

I'm growing a bunch myself. They are very colorful as well. I'm surprised that the leaves are so darn yellow when they open up. seems to be a steady grower. the only bummer is that the newly opened fronds don't stay yellow for long.

 

there is almost no info on this palms when you search the internet. I'm sure it will be a good grower for us in California.

[Sabal Steve]

I planted a 1 gallon that Bret gave me at the end of Feb.  I left it in about 1/2 day sun for a few weeks, but thought it may be safer with some shade cloth over the summer.  It hasn't been there long, so maybe an update in the future.  It does have a color pattern like yours though.  I thought that it may be getting too much sun at first, as the lighter yellow shading appeared on the parts with more sun exposure.

[Mandrew968]

I know nothing about it but the name, yellow form or not, scares me... I am interested in the discerning characteristics of this plant...

[Jeff Searle]

With tens of thousands of Dypsis lutescens planted all over south Florida, this plant in the picture Len would be a total no-go here.  Personally for me, I wouldn't even own one. And I would be very interested in planting one under a trial and error situation where it would be fertilized regularly. To see if it actually retains this brilliant yellow coloring. BTW, your plants do look very healthy and not meant to discredit your plants.

[LJG]

Thanks for the replies. Anyone have pics of the leaves? 

Andrew, the leaves are golden as shown, that is not nutritional. 

Jeff, I have no clue if this wil end up in my garden. They were just a few bucks as seedlings. So worth a try as the mother plant is the one I saw in Nong Nooch - which was an interesting plant. 

[Vari805]

Great thread Len.  I too got a handful of these from Jeff at Floribunda, when he had them available.  Here is a couple pictures of the 'new leaf'.  Golden leafs that fade to green, with really orange crowns/petioles.  

[Josh-O]

here are a few pictures of one of my "Golden forms"  I bought a while back. they are very colorful indeed. Every single leaf opens up this really nice orange color. This leaf opened up about 3 weeks ago and is starting to turn green.

I'm not sure if i'm going to plant any at my carlsbad garden but I sure will plant a few at the Vista garden.

 

 

[Sabal Steve]

19 hours ago, Sabal Steve said:

I planted a 1 gallon that Bret gave me at the end of Feb.  I left it in about 1/2 day sun for a few weeks, but thought it may be safer with some shade cloth over the summer.  It hasn't been there long, so maybe an update in the future.  It does have a color pattern like yours though.  I thought that it may be getting too much sun at first, as the lighter yellow shading appeared on the parts with more sun exposure.

[Vari805]

Nice Josh!  

 

Len yours look like they have a head start, compared to ours.....nonetheless, and interesting form of lutescens.

[Jeff Searle]

This is a strange plant. It's so yellow and now with the mixture of yellow with green in the new leaf, it's pretty........well different. You have my interest now. That picture of Vari805 is actually very nice.

[colin Peters]

I saw them on floribunda price list, but didn't know they were so colorful. Like Florida we have endless ones. I am digging my "common" ones up in my garden and replacing with nicer big boy Dypsis, but I might consider getting one of those. . Or they would be a more colorful  alternative for clients, who want the dreaded one.

 

[DoomsDave]

Hmm. Gilding what's already golden.

I'm going to get one for my garden.

[Mandrew968]

I will look at the pics, but for my garden? haha!

[DoomsDave]

And they call it mellow yellow . . . .

LINK TO VIDEO

[NESH]

Great topic Len.  I also grabbed a few of these last spring from Jeff M.  I was intrigued by "golden form" term/description.   Apparently there is a seeding palm in his garden that produces plants that are more gold on petiole, does not grow as large and some leaves in juveniles are gold. He mentioned this plant comes from Thailand and is another one of the weird forms lutescens that they make.  

Here is a picture of my largest one, excited to get this in the ground one day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 4, 2016 by NESH

[Palm Tree Jim]

1 hour ago, NESH said:

Great topic Len.  I also grabbed a few of these last spring from Jeff M.  I was intrigued by "golden form" term/description.   Apparently there is a seeding palm in his garden that produces plants that are more gold on petiole, does not grow as large and some leaves in juveniles are gold. He mentioned this plant comes from Thailand and is another one of the weird forms lutescens that they make.  

Here is a picture of my largest one, excited to get this in the ground one day.

 

Very Nice Jawad!

It will be interesting to see how they look once mature.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[LJG]

Dang, those are some "golden" leaves guys. I embarrassed I showed mine now  

i saw this palm at Nong Nooch and thought it was ugly from a distance. Looked like it needed fert. But when I got close it showed the leaves were natural. I recall it kept the golden leaves. Of course I didn't get a pic of it but I did get one of the still leaf one. 

[Jeff Searle]

The more I see pictures of these, especially the newer leaves with such color, I'm really liking these. No laughing matter here, I would love to try one here at the garden.

[colin Peters]

I agree Jeff, I wonder if they are as hardy as the greener form?? Sounds like they do better in partial sun, which could be a bonus, for a hedge in a shadier location. 

aloha

[Mandrew968]

Ya know what--no, still don't want one. 

[NESH]

A couple more bonus shots for Mandrew968

[Josh-O]

On 4/4/2016, 12:56:30, Palm Tree Jim said:

 

I'm sure he wont think twice Jwad  

on the other hand I have over 20 of them and they are cranking in the green house  

[Matt in OC]

Any pics of the mother plant?

[Vari805]

3 hours ago, Matt in OC said:

Any pics of the mother plant?

That would be cool to see the mother in Thailand!

 

[Mr. Coconut Palm]

I have a 7ft. tall cluster of the regular form of Dypsis lutescens, and mine got fried by 27.2F in my yard one night and 29.5F the next night with a total of about 14 hours below freezing.  There are a few of the smaller trunks in the interior part of the cluster that survived and have green leaves, but most of the cluster is quite brown.  My Betrock's Landscape Palms book says that they are damaged at 26F.  Mine certainly got severely damaged above that, so what is everyone else's experience with the cold hardiness of this palm?  Do you think there is any chance that any of the larger trunks that were starting to develop woody trunk will survive and recover?  I love the bluish grey green crownshaft of these palms.

John

[Josh-O]

On 2/1/2017, 2:48:22, Matt in OC said:

Any pics of the mother plant?

would be pretty cool to see

[wimmie]

Hay guys; is this form non-clumping?

Wim.

[quaman58]

3 minutes ago, wimmie said:

Hay guys; is this form non-clumping?

Wim.

I'm going from memory that the adult palm I saw at Floribunda was clumping; although mine have yet to do so.

[MattyB]

Are they susceptible to sunburn while yellow?

 

[topwater]

I'm growing D. lutescens "fried form". This happened after 9 hours below freezing, bottoming out at 28f. Pretty disappointed. A potted bottle palm sitting next to it came out in better shape! 

[doranakandawatta]

40 minutes ago, topwater said:

I'm growing D. lutescens "fried form". This happened after 9 hours below freezing, bottoming out at 28f. Pretty disappointed. A potted bottle palm sitting next to it came out in better shape! 

Seeing other Dypsis lutescens recovering in other PT posts, I wish your will develop new leaves next spring. 

[Monòver]

1 hour ago, topwater said:

I'm growing D. lutescens "fried form". This happened after 9 hours below freezing, bottoming out at 28f. Pretty disappointed. A potted bottle palm sitting next to it came out in better shape! 

It is a common form after this winter

[TomJ]

BUMP. 

Any updates on requirements?

Are they getting more or less yellow as they grow older?

Does the plant stay a single?

How much shade here in So California?

Updated pictures of plants.

Do I dare plant another D.L.

[DoomsDave]

Hmm I might have one

Gorgeous when the sun hits it

[LJG]

Terrible winter plant here. Ripped my two I planted out of the ground(well, one actually died on its own). Would brown so be every winter and if too much sun hit yellow, it cooks it. 

DoomsDave, yours isn’t one. 

[Palm Tree Jim]

1 hour ago, LJG said:

Terrible winter plant here. Ripped my two I planted out of the ground(well, one actually died on its own). Would brown so be every winter and if too much sun hit yellow, it cooks it. 

DoomsDave, yours isn’t one. 

No mercy Len.

I should check on mine and post a current picture.

[akamu]

Grows best in shade for me I agree with len sun tends to cook these .Mine could use a little more water and I think it will look better once I t gets taller and more into the canopy The regular lutescens  handles sun exposure much better where I live than the golden from. Last picture regular form on side of my house used as a screen

[FishEyeAquaculture]