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Dypsis Species, Manambe Palm (Dypsis decipiens)

Dypsis decipiens

This is probably one of the most famous palms in the world, belonging to a long time palm grower in Ventura County, California. This palm currently has about 10 of trunk and is growing faster every month. But it took many many years to even get a trunk. The suckers are repeatedly cut off to keep rate of growth up

by palmbob Jul 26, 2003 9:38 AM

Here is a 'seedling' (about 8-9 years old?) growing in Pasadena There are two suckers here, so it may be many years still before this one makes a trunk

by palmbob Jul 26, 2003 9:38 AM

Here is a slightly different 'variety' of the same species, suckering in Vista, California, showing spectacular coloration peculiar to this plant

by palmbob Jul 26, 2003 9:38 AM

Here is a close up of the new leaf just opening up showing some amazing violet coloration

by palmbob Jul 26, 2003 9:56 PM

Colorful spike (new leaf yet to open) of normal form of this plant

by palmbob May 4, 2004 10:53 PM

This is a very different leaf form, and though for now at least identified as D decipiens, may turn out to be a different species someday (long time for now- have to wait until palm flowers to properly identify it, and that could be 20 years from now)

by palmbob May 17, 2004 10:12 AM

Typical palms as grown in a tropical situation (multiple trunks is the norm)

by palmbob May 31, 2004 9:13 AM

color of seedling petioles of the 'super' variety, Vista California

by palmbob Jun 13, 2004 6:07 PM

by palmbob Aug 14, 2004 9:00 AM

Young seedling (5 gal pot size) of this palm- about 10 years from forming a trunk- southern California

by palmbob Oct 22, 2005 6:10 PM

Hawaii

by palmbob Jan 24, 2006 9:25 PM

seedling in Ventura, California

by palmbob Jan 24, 2006 9:24 PM

seedling with unusual yellow petiole coloration, southern California

by palmbob Jan 24, 2006 9:24 PM

'solitary' palm showing sucker that has to be cut monthly. Ventura, California

by palmbob Jan 24, 2006 9:24 PM

same palm as one in second photo on this page, 3 years later, Huntington Gardens, southern California. Had 2 suckers at one time, but both rotted for some reason. Now a solitary palm

by palmbob Jul 27, 2006 8:54 PM

7 year old seedling, in ground for about 1.5 years, severely damaged by freeze 25F-26F for 5 hours in Los Angeles... ouch!

by palmbob Jan 30, 2007 7:52 PM

February 7, 2007; a young plant in my garden, seems to be establishing well, Mission Viejo, CA

by ALTER_EGO Feb 13, 2007 11:02 PM

February 7, 2007; a closer shot showing an emergent leaf spear, Mission Viejo, CA

by ALTER_EGO Feb 20, 2007 11:26 PM

field of young plants, with Bismarckias in the background, Lundkvist garden, Hawaii

by palmbob Mar 31, 2007 11:51 PM

Here is the same palm as in the first photo, 4 years later... to give you an idea of a solitary palm's growth rate in So Cal

by palmbob May 30, 2007 9:40 PM

This one i ordered bare root and it has gotten off to a slow start. two new leaves within 8 months

by jdiaz Oct 27, 2007 6:28 AM

zone 9b in southern California

by palmbob Mar 4, 2008 3:42 AM

same palm as in second photo above, only 6 years later, next to it's Madagascan 'friend' the Majesty palm

by palmbob Apr 21, 2009 6:05 AM

fresh cleaned seeds