This is a young flame thrower palm
Flame thrower palm
The new fronds will be red and turn green over time.
Here is the base of the plant.
What species is that supposed to be? It sure isn't Chambeyronia, which is what I know as the Flamethrower palm. Looks a lot more to me like a Dypsis species- like a triangle palm, or Dypsis ambositrae or madagascariensis. Hope you are not going to be too disappointed when the leaves don't come out red, but I seriously doubt that's going to happen with this palm.. nice colors, though
Well, you are right , I am so dissapointed. I bought it from a store that specializes in palm and was told it was a blond flame thrower, or Chambeyronia Hookeri . Well, I hope I figure out what it really is.
Do you think it could be Dypsis crinita?
rylaff unless I too was misinformed about my palm this is the leaf of c. hookeri. (Blonde Flamethrower)
palmbob? Can you tell from this pic if it is the real thing? The stem looks pinker in this picture than it does in real life.
I think Palmbob is right and mine is some type of Dypsis. Which one I dont know . Perhaps it will be a little more obvious once it is bigger. Bummer.
Yes that is bummer. Sorry it happened to you.
I feel pretty sure that your palm is not a Triangle palm. It looks like it should be old enough to show a triangle base. The base on yours looks round.
... and that's I all I know about palms in a nutshell! ... ha!
Good luck!
The leaves are not tight enough for a triangle.
Here is a pic of mine I planted last month.
Wow that is beautiful.
Vee*ch- that is definitely a Chambeyronia seedling leaf.. .though can't tell C 'hookeri' from regular macrocarpas at that age (same species- one just has a yellower stem and crownshaft). As for the Dypsis in the first photos... my guess is it's a common triangle palm (Dypsis decaryi)... definitely NOT D crinita (that's a thinner, smaller, fiber-covered-stem palm with slightly pinkish new leaves). But since it's still young, it could end up being something else. But whatever it is, careful on cold sensitivity- if you live in 8b all the aforementioned palms are extremely marginal if not impossible in that zone. 9b is the limit for all those species (and that's pushing it).
Hopefullly, time will tell what it is.
I have several areas in my garden where microclimates exist. Also hoping to have my greenhouse up soon.
Thank you palmbob. I sure hope it won't take this baby too many years to look like a real palm tree! lol! I'll try to remember to post a follow-up picture here in about 15 years. :)