- Scientific name
- Dypsis lutescens
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Origin
- Madagascar
- Status
- Ornamental / exotic
Hugely popular clumping palm for screening and tropical-look gardens, and a favourite indoor plant where it is too cold outdoors. A Royal Horticultural Society award winner. Multi-stemmed and fast, it needs regular thinning to stay tidy.
Looking after it
An ornamental or exotic that does well in the Brisbane climate with the right care. We can prune it to shape, clean it up, or remove it if it has become a problem near paths, pools or buildings.
Not sure what you have got, or whether it should stay? Send us a photo. There is no charge for an opinion. Brisbane Trees and Gardens



