Dypsis lutescens Dwarf

[PalmatierMeg]

Dypsis lutescens can sometimes be found in several Dwarf forms - Thailand Dwarf and Vietnam Dwarf come to mind and there may be others. I've managed to kill off an example of each. I bought the Thai dwarf from a Seller who neglected to tell me he had just separated a cluster a couple days earlier and hadn't allowed it time to heal. I lost the thing to rot a couple weeks later. I lost my Vietnam dwarf when I asked a palm expert how to separate my over grown clump. "Aw, it's easy," he scoffed then told me to cut at will. I managed to destroy every cutting plus my mother palm.

Never again, I told myself. About 8 years ago I managed to acquire another Vietnam Dwarf and treated it like a baby. About a month ago I moved it up to a larger pot. It has grown much taller, about 4' above soil level. I don't know why but Dwarf lutescens do not flower or set seeds. You can only reproduce them by separating the stems, but, as I said, Never again. If you can find one, try it. They make great pot plants.

Dypsis lutescens Vietnam Dwarf, Cape Coral, FL, 2021

[JohnAndSancho]

Beautiful. 

[Palm Tree Jim]

How big do they get?

[PalmatierMeg]

I don't know for sure but I suspect the Vietnam Dwarf stays in the 4' range or less. It is very slow growing. The Thai Dwarf is insanely tiny, in the range of 18-24" tall. I'd love to find another one of those.