Dypsis utilis row.

[colin Peters]

Planted these as a screen, wow now they are growing like weeds.( from floribunda, of course)  Have split into many more. Way better than D lutecens. Water from roof drains across to them and

they are planted in deep black clay.  Two died, so put in a couple Dypsis basilonga. 

[quaman58]

Beautiful Colin. Love the look of the red leaves. I've had a strange experience with the vonitra complex here.  Years ago I got a fibrosa that grew beautifully for me for a number of years before a gopher took it out. So I called FB & Jeff said "Got no fibrosas now, but I can send you a crinita". I planted it in the exact same hole (after murdering the gopher of course), and after 4 years it looks awful. Who knows why. It won't die, but won't grow well either. Whether the problem is the individual palm or the difference in species, I can't say. Wish they looked like yours though!

 

Bret

[colin Peters]

Thanks Bret.

Ive kinda had the same problems, tried fibrosa and crinita also, neither have survived in my front garden, but these are now

growing like crazy. The black clay where they are,  is always really wet. And a thick layer of mulch keeps it that way. So it must

be more like their natural conditions. The leaves also seem to be getting redder as the palms get more mature.

aloha

[Tracy]

2 hours ago, quaman58 said:

"Got no fibrosas now, but I can send you a crinita". I planted it in the exact same hole (after murdering the gopher of course), and after 4 years it looks awful. Who knows why. It won't die, but won't grow well either. Whether the problem is the individual palm or the difference in species, I can't say.

I've had my crinita in the ground for 4 years or less (can't remember without looking it up), but it's doing well here.  Mine gets a good deal of am sun, but the Dypsis onilahensis hybrid to it's west provides some afternoon shade and is outpacing it so increasingly gives more pm shade.  Sandy soil here.  Mine was just splitting when I got it and now both of those have split, so 4 growth points.  It seems to want to fan outward more than go up thus far  but is pushing new leaves year round, just slower during our winter months.  My thought is that your slow growing crinita may be more just the plant as opposed to it being a slow species or it not liking your climate.

[quaman58]

Thanks Tracey. Could be just the plant as you suggest. To be honest, I could not tell you which is which between crinita, utilis or fibrosa. I’m just going by the labels. :/