General information: The Teddy Bear palm has a colorful, reddish fuzzy crownshaft that looks like a child’s teddy bear, hence its common name. The trunk is white, waxy, covered with spaced ring leaf scars. The leaves are pinnate, up to 10 feet long. This attractive Florida palm grows to a height of 30 feet.

Additional Information:

Common names: Redneck palm, Dypsis leptocheilos

Growth rate: The Florida palm has slow to moderate growth rate.

Habitat: The Teddy Bear palm is native to Madagascar. It can be found in rainforests, coastal forests and near streams in north Madagascar.

Maintenance: These Florida palms are easy to grow. They require average moisture and good drainage. They grow in full sun to light shade. They are highly drought resistant once eastablished. The Teddy Bear palm can take temperatures down to 25 F.

Uses: These Florida palm trees are very common in cultivation. They also can be grown indoors.

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