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Dypsis heteromorpha
highland sugar cane palm
Wide clustering palm screens well. Green to yellow ringed trunk and fuzzy brown crownshaft and petioles.
height
11–13ft
width
10–15ft
tolerates
Heat, Pots, Wind
water needs
Moderate
water info
This palm should be watered deeply every week or two once it’s established. It doesn’t want to ever dry out completely.
hardy to
30F
exposure
Part Shade – Full Sun
indoor outdoor
Outdoor
drainage
In Ground: Cactus Mix, In Pots: Cactus Mix, Tolerates Sandy Soil
fertilizing
Palm Fertilizer
origin
Madagascar
california native
No
Outdoor Exposure Guide
Growing Notes
Palms are generally heavy feeders, so if you want them growing quickly and looking their best, they should be fertilized at least three times a year. Fertilizing at spring equinox, summer solstice and fall equinox will allow for a winter rest. Be sure to feed your palm with a fertilizer that contains micronutrients, especially if you see yellowing leaves or yellow spots on the leaves. Be sure your palm fertilizer contains micronutrients, particularly magnesium. Suckering palms like this one send out additional palm trunks from the base of the palm over time, so that you’ll end up with multiple trunks on one palm. If you want fewer trunks, go ahead and thin out the suckers; just be sure to do it when they are young to avoid unsightly scarring later on.
Special Interest
With leaves growing in a single plane along most of the rachis, the feather palm has an elegant look to it.
This palm’s juicy lush look is an absolute must-have when creating a tropical garden in a temperate climate. Mix it with other broad-leafed flowering plants like cannas, hedychiums, philodendrons, or monsteras.
