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Areca Palms

NickJames

By NickJames
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NickJames Veteran

NickJames

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Why do Areca palms frequently appear yellow in my area? If I wanted to plant one, how would I prevent this? Do they really only live 10 years?

sgvcns Experienced

sgvcns

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Areca are an entirely different genus.

Areca palms are Dypsis lutescens

They are marketed as Golden Canes.

Full shade they are greener in Brisbane.

Glad to have removed mine years ago.

 

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Dypsis lutescens tend to be yellow-green with gold/yellow highlights, esp. when grown in full sun. Palms from the separate Areca genus are too cold sensitive to survive in Daytona Beach. Referring to palms by a common name can be confusing and misleading so most of us call them by their scientific (Latin) name. You will quickly learn those by hanging in here and by doing research. I suggest you invest in a good palm reference book such as "Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms", 2nd edition by Riffle, Craft & Zona.

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Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

JimStPete Enthusiast

JimStPete

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I have Dypsis lutescens in my yard that I planted 30 years ago and they are still doing just fine.  I have found that using Citrus Fertilizer on them seems to help keep them green.  As the others have said, in the shade they tend to be more green than in full sun.

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