Dypsis leptocheilos (Teddy bear palm)

[Chavy87]

Anyone growing a Teddy Bear palm in Northern CA or California for that matter? 

[DoomsDave]

I am in Orange County.

[peachy]

I am not in Cali but have a similar climate. My teddy bear has taken 2 heat waves and a few below 0c nights and nothing seems to bother it. Mine came in a 13cm wide pot and was only 30cm high when I planted it 2 years ago.  The one in my old garden took 6 years to reach a metre in height.  I think my furry baby is looking pretty good, apart from the lowest leaf which is about to fall off anyhow.

Peachy

[DoomsDave]

24 minutes ago, peachy said:

I am not in Cali but have a similar climate. My teddy bear has taken 2 heat waves and a few below 0c nights and nothing seems to bother it. Mine came in a 13cm wide pot and was only 30cm high when I planted it 2 years ago.  The one in my old garden took 6 years to reach a metre in height.  I think my furry baby is looking pretty good, apart from the lowest leaf which is about to fall off anyhow.

Peachy

Hold on tight! Once they trunk they’re fast; mine in the picture grew like 10 meters in a few years.

[Chavy87]

It gets pretty warm here, 100 degree plus days in the same but in the winter we see 30s and maybe 3 or 4 times some 28/29 degree nights.  My zone (9b) might be a little iffy for this palm but I am going to try.

[kinzyjr]

@Chavy87

You should do OK in a dry 9b.  My location is considered a moist, high 9b.  This Teddy Bear has been at City Hall for ~15 years, with this photo taken in mid-February 2022.

[WaianaeCrider]

Is this Teddy or Red Neck?

 

[Chavy87]

6 hours ago, WaianaeCrider said:

Is this Teddy or Red Neck?

 

I thought they were the same thing but I may wrong, I'm fairly new with growing palms.

[rizla023]

I am growing teddy bear in Santa Ana, CA. Still a small one, but it has pushed out 3 fronds this year so far. 

[pogobob]

[JubaeaMan138]

I got a couple little guys going here in riverside 🤙

[kinzyjr]

@WaianaeCrider + @Chavy87 I can't tell you which is which since they look so similar to me, but yeah, Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos (Teddy Bear) and Chrysalidocarpus lastelliana (Redneck Palm) are considered botanically distinct at current.

The Palmpedia links have a difference listed if you have a better botanical eye:

• https://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Chrysalidocarpus_leptocheilos
• https://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Chrysalidocarpus_lastelliana

[Tracy]

Some can be thicker than others.  Several growing here in my neighborhood with most having narrower trunks than this one in my yard.  I have a second one that is in a more shaded position and it's trunk is narrower than this too.

[peachy]

On 10/3/2023 at 12:32 PM, DoomsDave said:

Hold on tight! Once they trunk they’re fast; mine in the picture grew like 10 meters in a few years.

 

On 10/3/2023 at 6:49 PM, WaianaeCrider said:

Is this Teddy or Red Neck?

 

That is a red neck. Teddy Bears have soft reddish brown 'fur' on the crownshaft. There is a  3rd one as well that they call a Highland Redneck.

Peachy

[Palmiz]

This was April 2022

Today, starting to pick up speed

[WaianaeCrider]

7 hours ago, peachy said:

 

That is a red neck. Teddy Bears have soft reddish brown 'fur' on the crownshaft. There is a  3rd one as well that they call a Highland Redneck.

Peachy

Although I was raised in Brooklyn, matured on O`ahu I'm strongly into Country/Western music.  Makes sense I would have bought a Red Neck over a Teddy Bear.  LOL  Mahalo,

[tejas1978]

Got a couple youngins growing in Anaheim Hills. Pretty steady grower here, got a bunch of burnt fronds acclimating to pretty much full sun but the last few have been good to go, picking up speed as well now that they're trunking. 

[Looking Glass]

3 hours ago, tejas1978 said:

Got a couple youngins growing in Anaheim Hills. Pretty steady grower here, got a bunch of burnt fronds acclimating to pretty much full sun but the last few have been good to go, picking up speed as well now that they're trunking. 

What a great age for those!   Very handsome.   I’m in a different climate, but mine cook in full Florida sun from 3g a couple years ago.  They are about 8+ feet tall now, and about to get their first rings.   Reading the old threads, those toasted old fronds, so common on these, were thought to be a need for extra potassium.  I feed mine a lot of extra langbeinite or straight potash…. That seems to keep it to a minimum.   

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

Even tho there is no chance of growing this palm in the ground in my climate 9a. I still had to have one of these. Surprisingly this palm has done extremely well in a pot for me. I got this 3 1/2 yrs ago from @Phil Jungle Music as a small 5g palm. This takes 4to6 hrs of full sun and has never had any problems over wintering in the garage. This palm should be made available and sold by BB stores way over majesty palms haha 

T J 

[MoPalm]

On 10/2/2023 at 7:55 PM, Chavy87 said:

It gets pretty warm here, 100 degree plus days in the same but in the winter we see 30s and maybe 3 or 4 times some 28/29 degree nights.  My zone (9b) might be a little iffy for this palm but I am going to try.

Did you end up planting one? I am also in 9b Concord, Bay Area. I got a 15g Teddy Bear palm ready to be planted in full sun. I don't know how much they can handle frost. 

[tim_brissy_13]

On 10/3/2023 at 7:49 PM, WaianaeCrider said:

Is this Teddy or Red Neck?

 

 

On 10/4/2023 at 9:18 PM, peachy said:

 

That is a red neck. Teddy Bears have soft reddish brown 'fur' on the crownshaft. There is a  3rd one as well that they call a Highland Redneck.

Peachy

This one pictured is Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos. In the US, it’s usually referred to as a Teddy Bear palm. Chrysalidocarpus lastellianus is the one usually referred to as the Red Neck palm which has more upright fronds and a cleaner red, less furry crownshaft. I think these 2 species highlight one of the issues with common names. In Australia, I’ve heard C leptocheilos referred to as a Red Neck palm and labelled as such in some nurseries. Easier to avoid the common names and confusion with these species (I know Dypsis/Chrysalidocarpus name changes aren’t the easiest to keep up with but at least there’s one accepted name per plant at any given time…)

[Looking Glass]

In Australia, the common names are reversed from the US.  I’ve heard that some refer to them as Leptos vs Lasties, which solves the problem with that.