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Dypsis SaintLucei

DippyD

By DippyD
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DippyD Mentor

DippyD

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Purchased a few one gals last year from floribunda and put them in 5's right away they have been growing happily in half day coastal sun. I would like to plant them out in the yard which gets pretty toasty and just was curious of how much these guys can take before they turn to toast.

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Bags Mentor

Bags

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I live less than two miles from the Ocean. I planted a two gallon Saint lucei that I got from Floribunda the year before in all day full sun. It looks a little toasted, but is growing great. I think it is going to eventually handle the sun fine it just needs to get a little larger first. You might be better off waiting untill it is a large five gallon before planting in full sun.

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Encinitas, CA

Zone 10b

Bags Mentor

Bags

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I should add that I have two. One went into the ground and the other is in a five gallon in half day sun. The one in the pot looks better, but the one in the ground is opening its second leaf this year while the other one is about to open its first. Aaron

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Encinitas, CA

Zone 10b

realarch Grand Master

realarch

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Purchased a few one gals last year from floribunda and put them in 5's right away they have been growing happily in half day coastal sun. I would like to plant them out in the yard which gets pretty toasty and just was curious of how much these guys can take before they turn to toast.

How bout a few photos! Planted 3, 5 gal in the ground at the end of March and would like to see

some D. saintelucei about the same age and size. Thanks man.

Tim

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Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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I find they struggle in full sun. I bought some from Ron back in spring 2007 in 15s. I put them in full sun. Only now are they pushing leaves that do not burn. I think I stressed them too much with too much sun.

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Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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I think Coastal full sun is fine. Inland may want to reduce for the best "look".

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Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

DippyD Mentor

DippyD

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thanks guys i think i will hold off until a little more canopy has been developed then plop them in the ground. It sure is a eye sore when you have this toasted little palm in the ground

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Shon Mentor

Shon

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The best one I have seen is Rusty's. He is about as coastal as you get and it's only part day sun if that and looks perfect. It has been a pretty steady grower to. I got mine in shade inland and looks pretty good.

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San Marcos CA

realarch Grand Master

realarch

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I know this is a bit off topic, but check out how beautiful this trio of D. saintelucei are at Bill Austins'

garden here in Hawaii. I'm glad I had the checkbook with me.

Tim

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Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

hanapalms Proficient

hanapalms

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They look great, been wanting to see what one looks like. Have several Dypsis palms that I would like to know what they look like grown out. SaintLucei is one. My trees are in one or two gallon pots. Anyone have pics of adult trees of: albofarinosa, boiviniana, lastelliana, lodigessii, mananjarensis, nodifera, procera, rivularis, sanctaemariae, or tokoravina? I haven't even seen literature on some of these species. :(

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William

Hana, Maui

 

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Peter Grand Master

Peter

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I've had one in the ground from a large 1g. for a couple of years getting a couple of hours of inland morning sun only. Looks pretty good so far, although I wouldnt' call it a fast grower by any stretch.

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San Fernando Valley, California

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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Aren't they nice palms? I have one planted under 30% shade cloth. It seems to be doing all right. I thought I had 2, but I couldn't find the other one anywhere in my shadehouse... It is either I am imagining things or it just disappeared (it is not dead as there was no empty pot.. :huh: )

Regards, Ari :)

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Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

peachy Grand Master

peachy

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I bought a 2 metre stlucei last year and it started to clump !!! UGH !! It was in part sun but we had a few really really hot days and it croaked. Whatever.....!!!!

Peachy

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I came. I saw. I purchased

 

 

27.35 south.

Warm subtropical, with occasional frosts.

BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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CLUMP? Hmmm not supposed too.

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

peachy Grand Master

peachy

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CLUMP? Hmmm not supposed too.

That's what I thought too. Another reason that I now avoid all Dypsis till someone eventually figures out which one is what.

Peachy

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I came. I saw. I purchased

 

 

27.35 south.

Warm subtropical, with occasional frosts.

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Tracy Grand Master

Tracy

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On 5/25/2010 at 9:17 AM, DippyD said:

Purchased a few one gals last year from floribunda and put them in 5's right away they have been growing happily in half day coastal sun. I would like to plant them out in the yard which gets pretty toasty and just was curious of how much these guys can take before they turn to toast.

So time to give this one a bump since this is about "Dypsis" saint lucei.  Dippy, or should I now call you "Chrysy", were any of those one gallons what we now call a Chrysalidocarpus saint lucei put in your garden and still growing?  I was out looking at mine which is probably about 5-6 years younger than yours and noting how much it resembles another Dypsis/Chrysalidocarus, specifically Chrysalidocarpus basilongus.  Both share the trait that C basilongus was named after, specifically those long basal leaves hanging down.

Any of the other folks that posted in this thread about theirs back 15 years ago, are you getting viable seed off them?  Tim, I suspect you are and I kind of recall seeing Bill Austin's when I visited a couple of years back, which again I expect have been a seed source for many plants in trade now.  Mine flowered last year, but didn't develop viable seed, they were all very tiny when they dropped off the inflorescence.

Just another observation on the discussion, I have found that these love my full sun on the coast, and the other one in the shade has a trunk diameter about half the girth or maybe a little less at similar ring counts.

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realarch Grand Master

realarch

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Great palm choice for your narrow planting strip. Attractive trunk, crown shaft, crown, and the straight as an arrow habit. Perfect looking specimen.

Tim

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Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

happypalms Grand Master

happypalms

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One of my all time favourites the saintlucei, they grow to absolute perfection in my climate.

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