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Dypsis paludosa

Dypsis paludosa is a clumping, multi-stemmed palm from the wet forests of northeast and central east Madagascar, where it is threatened by habitat loss. It is grown as a tropical landscape or indoor palm, and it needs warm, humid conditions with consistently moist soil.

Family
Arecaceae (Palm family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist and never let the root ball dry out completely.
Soil
Rich, well-draining peaty or loam-based potting mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
NE. & CE. Madagascar
Climate
wet tropical

About

Dypsis paludosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Dypsis plants

Chrysalidocarpus baronii · Chrysalidocarpus canescens · Chrysalidocarpus lanceolatus · Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis · Chrysalidocarpus mananjarensis · Chrysalidocarpus onilahensis · Chrysalidocarpus pembanus · Chrysalidocarpus piluliferus · Butterfly Palm · Vonitra antanambensis · Chrysalidocarpus arenarum · Dypsis beentjei

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dypsis paludosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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