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Common names, scientific names, use and care, cultivation and propagation tips, flowering habits, history and little-known facts for the curious tourist or resident. Triangle Palm (Dypsis decari)
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The triangle palm
A cluster of yucca blossoms
Thunbergia's beautiful flowers
Family: Arecaceae
Alternate Names: Neodypsis decari
Use: Bold and formal, this fast growing palm makes an excellent accent plant in open space. Its three planed leaf base provides the name, for the leaves emerge from a triangular formation. The leaves are a striking blue grey, growing straight upward and arching downward at the tips.
Flowers: The triangle palm produces yellow to green flowers borne on a branched inflorescense. It also produces round black fruit about one inch in diameter.
Yucca (Yucca gloriosa)
Family: Liliacea
Use: The yucca is an adaptable desert-dweller that makes an attractive feature plant in many types of gardens. It may be used as an accent plant, isolated on lawns, or placed in deep containers. The sharp leaves are best kept away from paths, however.
Flowers: The creamy white panicles of bell-shaped flowers may appear at any time during warm weather. The flower display is spectacular, with some clusters of the densely packed flowers reaching more than 3 feet in length. The flowers are edible.
Thunbergia (Thunbergia grandiflora)
Family: Acanthaceae
Alternate Names: Blue Sky Flower, Glory Vine, Blue Trumpet Vine, Clockvine
Use: A vigorous climber, thunbergia is also sold in hanging baskets and is available in perennial and shrub form as well. All told, there are 100-200 thunbergia species, many grown for their large flowers. It is often planted to grow upward on trellises.
Flowers: This species has delicate blue flowers; other species have flowers of white, purple, or gold (black-eyed Susan). T. grandiflora has curtains of flaring tubular flowers, 3 inches in diameter. The fruit is not usually formed in cultivation.
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