Chrysalidocarpus+lutescens

//Chrysalidocarpus lutescens// (botanical synonym of //Dypsis lutescens//) Areca Palm (also called Golden Cane Palm) Family: Aracaceae

Location: native to Madagascar, very common in all tropical landscapes Hardiness: Zones: 10-11 Light: sun or shade, best in bright diffused light Facts: can grow up to 20 ft tall, although it is usually smaller. Six to eight leaves on long petioles (leaf stems) arise from the main trunk and gracefully arch outward and downward. Each leaf has about 80-100 leaflets which are arranged on the leaf stem in a shallow V. The common name derives from the beautiful golden yellow color of the petioles. The yellow flowers are borne in branches about 3 ft ( long that emerge from the tops of the stems. The fruits are about 1 in in diameter and are yellow to purple.