Erica or Dipsis lutescens is an outdoor plant as well as a tropical perennial apartment that grows to a height of 6-12 meters and spreads from 3-5 meters A number of tiny straw-like stems sprout from the base of the plant, creating a bush-like shape The leaves bend to the side and reach a length of 2-3 meters, the stem is yellow-green and the leaves of the plant are shiny green, the main stem is full of black or brown spots Each leaf has 40-60 pairs of leaflets and the order of the leaflets can be opposite and their shape varies from facing each other to different leaflets In summer, the yellow flowers grow in 60 cm long clusters (on mature plants) As a method of propagation, cuttings can be taken from sub-sprouts that have grown sufficiently along with the soil Its fruits are oak-shaped and reach a length of 1 cm, which change color from yellow/golden to black/purple
This plant is cultivated as an ornamental plant in gardens in tropical and subtropical regions, and as a houseplant in colder regions, which is considered one of the most important commercial plants This plant has chosen the medal of the most beautiful green design plant from the Royal Horticultural Society of England
One of the common names, “butterfly palm,” refers to the leaves that curve upward in a cluster of stems, creating a butterfly-like shape
In the areas where it has been introduced as its natural environment, this plant is used as a source of fruit supply for some bird species, mainly randomly
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