Dypsis leptocheilos
 Teddy bear palm, Redneck palm

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Description
   

Locality:

 Madagascar Island (East of Africa).

Cold Hardiness: 

 28 F.

Trunk type:

 Clean with a reddish-colored fuzzy crown shaft, hence the name "Teddy Bear Palm"

Leaf type:

 Pinnate (feather shape).

Suckering/Solitary:

 Solitaire (single trunk).

Maintenance:

 Average

Speed of growth:

 Medium

Height:

 Probably about 30 feet 

Soil requirements:

 Average moisture, good drainage.

Sun Requirements:

 Part day or full day along the coastal areas.  For far inland hot areas, needs some protection

General Description:

 A great new introduction in the past decade.  Beautiful, desirable, easy to grow.

Other Notes:

 Becoming more popular

Further Data:

 See Madagascar Palms.

Palm for sale/Availability:

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