Dypsis cabadae
Cabada palm

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 Dypsis cabadae, Cabada palm

    

Description
   

Locality:

 Comores Islands, near Madagascar

Cold Hardiness: 

 Not lower than freezing (32 F).

Trunk type:

 Thin trunk, silver with prominent rings, crown shafted

Leaf type:

 Pinnate

Suckering/Solitary:

 Suckering

Maintenance:

 More difficult than D. baronii or ambositrae

Speed of growth:

 slow to medium

Height:

 15 feet

Soil requirements:

 Sandy, good drainage

Sun Requirements:

 Strong filtered, part day sun

General Description:

 A nice but somewhat more difficult suckering Dypsis for hobbyists to grow.  The trunks are beefier than the baronii and show more red colors in the new spear.  

Other Notes:

 Less cold tolerant than other Dypsis. but can be grown in excellent protected areas.

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