Garden Variety Dypsis

[realarch]

Was scouting around the garden this morning and most of these Dypsis are really starting to take off. Many were planted from 2" cones and one gallons, a few were in larger pots. Going back and forth to San Diego before living here full time back in 2008 - 2009, I didn't have much choice but plant specimens regardless of the size. 

Nothing really rare and most can be found in palm gardens world wide, but they they were looking good enough, I thought I'd share a few photos.

Tim

D. 'orange crush'. The smaller one is growing on essentially solid rock, amazing. 

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[realarch]

Gotta love these D. saintelucei. Fast growers and the the white tomentum just glows in any kind of light. 

 

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D. carlsmithii. These were from 2" cones back in 2009, finally starting to get some size to them. Planted pretty close together, but hey, too late to move now. 

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Blue decipiens? Thee was another name on this thing when I picked it up, but I remember it being referred as this name several times on PT.

Interesting habit, open and vertical.

[realarch]

D. hovomantsina. Pretty distinctive palm especially when young. Pretty easy to spot. Horizontal habit and getting super long fronds. Nice shade of green as well. Gotta chop some of that other stuff out to give it more room. You know, those nasty heliconias and gingers. 

[realarch]

D. ampasindavae. Dang, missed the great color on the new leaf, but there's till a tinge of salmon/orange. This is a fairly recent planting and it's till young. 

D. marojejyi. Great palm, interesting leaf pattern and habit. Again, just missed the opening of the new leaf. 

 

[realarch]

D. mananjarensis. Boy this thing has taken forever to kick in, but it's made good progress in the last 18 months. I've got a smaller one up the hill about half the size of this one. 

[realarch]

D. malcomberi. Another 'slow to get started' palm for me, but again. it's making progress. The leaf pattern is really cool. On the horizontal frond the leaflets are in the same plane to the stem, and on the more vertical front, the leaf is perpendicular.  

[realarch]

D. fibrosa. Hairy bugger, fast grower.

D. sp. 'dark mealy bug.' Look for the shovel for scale. As if you hadn't figured that out already. 

 

[realarch]

D. robusta. Geeze, I love this palm. The coloring has an 'animal' look to it and gets a good petting every time I'm near it. 

[realarch]

D. albo sp. That's what I got this one as. They are the tall skinny ones in the middle. 

D. procera and D. hiarakae. 

[realarch]

D. rosea. At least I think it's the new name for this one. Not so rosy anymore. The new leaf has good color though. 

D. onilahensis 'drip tip'. 

[realarch]

D. prestoniana. A chunk for sure. Getting massive. I think these might be two different species, similar looking, but some distinct differences. 

[realarch]

Here are a couple of non-Dypsis in the Madagascar mix. 

Marojejya darianii. Just an amazing palm and a fast grower. Always full sun. 

Voanioala gerardii. Thick, dark green, and finally getting a bit of size to it. 

Lots more Dypsis, but that will for another day. 

 

Tim

[Monòver]

Amazing!!! Dypsis loves Hilo!

Please, more Dypsis photos.

[Daryl]

Thanks for the photos Tim...great palms!

 

[Gonzer]

I can't seem to recall ever seeing a more impressive assortment of Dypsis species grown in one garden here on PT. Compliments to ya Tim.

[Kennybenjamin]

I'm speechless Tim........ absolutely amazing and beautiful dypsis etc. bloody rip snorts's mate..... great growing!!!!

[Palms4Steve]

Stunning as always Tim. Sit back, have a Bundy or two and enjoy.

[doranakandawatta]

OMG; i wonder  why I try to grow palms in my garden, I better visit Hawaii  and stay in some nice garden ....

[Palm Tree Jim]

Just wow........

[John hovancsek]

I have a Darian in that is in a 3 gallon pot. do you think Ithat can be acclaimed to a full sun spot in the ground?

[Bill Austin]

Thanks Tim really enjoyed that with my morning coffee. Everything is looking sooooooo healthy. 

[Josh-O]

Dang Tim, Next time I'm in Hawaii I would like to come by. I was there for a week and was able to hit up 6 gardens in a very short time.

Awesome pictures for sure.

[realarch]

A BIG mahalo for all the comments.

Monover, Hilo is like ground zero for growing most tropical stuff.

Daryl, thanks man. Palm people feed off of each other.....I've learned more from you than you think.

Gonzer, thanks for the compliment. So many outstanding gardens in E. Hawaii with incredible Dypsis collections, far more extensive than mine which have been an inspiration.

Ben, you are one insane Dypsis fanatic. Speechless........that made me smile.

Steve, you'll have to come back. We'll have a seat in the garden and knock down a few.

Philippe, Palmtalkers in Hilo are still waiting for your visit. 

Jim, I say that every time I walk the garden.

John, in your climate I might give it some cover. Mine did burn for a short while, but our 'full sun' is nothing like Florida's.

Hey Bill, recognize any of this stuff? The palms in your garden are always 'drool' worthy.

Josh, anytime man. You're more than likely to find me in the garden most days.

Tim

[bgl]

Tim,

Great shots of great looking palms, and as you may have sensed by now - I have a special affinity for Dypsis palms, especially the larger ones!  Always satisfying to see how well they grow here and the ones in your garden are just amazing, and I know that for a fact after seeing them "live" a couple of months ago!

Bo-Göran

[richnorm]

Love 'em all. Is that really malcomberi?! Looks like something Ben posted a while back.

[DoomsDave]

DON'T

STOP!

[Pando]

Great pictures of some great palms, Tim! Thank you!

[steve99]

 

 

Cool      

 

 

[realarch]

Thanks Bo, Dave, Ando, and Steve. 

richnorm, I guess I missed Ben's post, maybe he'll chime in here. 

[Tracy]

21 hours ago, realarch said:

Nothing really rare and most can be found in palm gardens world wide, but they they were looking good enough, I thought I'd share a few photos.

"Nothing really rare" is a relative statement.  You have a spectacular collection of well grown large Dypsis you have shown us thus far!  It's hard to pick a photo or plant to comment on.  They are all so well grown and of a size which takes so much more time to achieve in many of our climates.  Sounds like if you moved to Hilo from San Diego, I don't need to remind you of that though.  What sort of under story palms are you planting to compliment these beauties in your garden?  If it wasn't clear, I'm hoping, as many others are, that you will share more photos of what you are growing in your garden. 

[dmc]

Super nice Tim!

Thanks

[Peter]

Looks great Tim!

 

[Hilo Jason]

Very nice!!  The wet side of the big island seems magical for palm growing. I'll be there for the first time in May. Might not ever come back!

[annafl]

I've gone back three times!  Just amazingly beautiful!  Thanks so much for showing us, and I echo the others when I say, if you've got more, please make our day and post them.

 

[Kim]

Excellent quality photographs of an outstanding garden!  Love your place, it's really special, outside and in, the gardeners included!

[realarch]

Thanks again for the comments:

Tracy, I'm always amazed when I see how well species of this genus adapts to various climates, including SoCal. I do have some smaller understory plantings

which I'll post soon. Always acquiring more as I remove and replace stuff. 

Peter, wow, haven't heard from you in a long time. Drop a line, let's catch up. 

Jason, this is truly an amazing place in so many respects. 

annafl, three times? OK, I'll post more soon.

Kim, always glad to see you when you're on island. Never a shortage of things to talk about. You know you are welcome here anytime. 

 

PS: I apologize for all the typos, I need to take more time on those late night posts. 

[BS Man about Palms]

Really, really stunning Tim! Love to see those Dypsis going to town and happy! RichNorm hit on something that struck me as I was scrolling through..

On 4/1/2017, 7:03:45, richnorm said:

Love 'em all. Is that really malcomberi?! Looks like something Ben posted a while back.

It looks like what was first referred to around here as the "Alfred betafaka" type.. who knows how many other names they've been under? lol  Suffice it to say, it is NOT a common Dypsis, nor is it easy to grow. I managed to have a few in the past that carked when I found they were just a bit more temperamental than most.. its a gem and let me know if you find others! (I "may" have found one growing out last year that I have, if not, one very similar)

[colin Peters]

Beautiful Tim, dosen't get any better. Dypsis are one of my favorite, Thank You for sharing, someday I'll have to stop by for

a first hand look.

much aloha

Colin