Common Name:  Chrysalidocarpus (Dypsis) leptocheilos x cabadae

Sun:  Shade when young, sun once trunking

Growth Rate:  Unknown

Fertilizer:  Low

Water:  Moderate

Cold Tolerance:  Unknown (probably 32deg F)

History:  Produced by Seabreeze Nurseries in Ft. Myers, FL in 2022.

Production:  The seed parent is Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos (Teddybear Palm) from the rainforest of Madagascar. The pollen parent is Chrysalidocarpus cabadae (Cabada Palm) from lowland rainforests in Madagascar. This palm is very rare and was produced in very limited quantities by the hybridizer.

Benefits:  This palm should combine the turquoise trunk of the Cabada Palm with the red fuzzy crown shaft of the Teddy Bear Palm. Both us and our California distributor have found it to be slow and not very colorful when young. It does not seem to have the typical hybrid vigor and beauty that our other ones do... likely due to the C. cabadae father. C. cabadae may not make for a good pollen donor and we probably won't use it in as such in future selective breeding programs.

Identification:  Eophyll (first leaf) is typically either bifid (forked into two fingers) or slightly pinnate (forked into 3-5 fingers). The early stem has a lot of purple in it. This hybrid is very easy to identify as a hybrid because pure Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos always produces very pinnate eophylls with about 8-10 tiny leaflets.