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Dypsis lutescens (Dypsis lutescens)
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Dypsis lutescens
Dypsis · Arecaceae

Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, also known by its synonym Dypsis lutescens and as golden cane palm, areca palm, yellow palm, butterfly palm, or bamboo palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae, native to Madagascar and naturalized in the Andaman Islands, Thailand, Vietnam, Réunion, El Salvador, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Canary Islands, southern Florida, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, and the Leeward Antilles. Its native names are reh

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Classification

Genus
Dypsis
Family
Arecaceae
Climate
temperate, subtropical

Dypsis lutescens belongs to the Dypsis genus within the Arecaceae family. It performs reliably across temperate, subtropical zones in our experience.

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Cultivation

Care sheet.

Water
Moderate
Light
Full sun to part shade
Soil
Well-drained
Growth rate
Moderate
Mature size
Varies by species
Landscape use

Maintain current usage

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Companions

Species we plant alongside Dypsis lutescens.

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana)
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Archontophoenix cunninghamiana

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana

Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii)
Chamaedorea seifrizii

Bamboo Palm

Howea forsteriana (Howea forsteriana)
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Howea forsteriana

Howea forsteriana

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Further reading

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    Dypsis lutescens taxon photographAtlas of Living Australia image service
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