Rhapis Palms

A beautiful palm ideal for screening or hedging or as a stunning decorative potted palm for indoors. If planted in the garden this palm does need to be contained as it will take over the garden if not restricted.

Locality of Origin: China and Taiwan

Type of Palm / Leaf Type: Palmate, a smaller fan palm

Solitary/Suckering: Suckering forming smaller clumps

Plant Height Mature: 4 to 10 feet but very slow growing when potted.

Sun Requirements: Filtered light - not good for full hot sun

Speed of Growth: Extremely slow

Particular Characteristics: This is the most popular fan palm worldwide. It is used as a house or patio plant and also in the garden. Leaves are green and palmate with about four to eight leaflet segments. Leaf tips come to a blunt, jagged end. There are different clones of this species - large or short. So, mature height is hard to predict. Most are in the 4 to 6 foot range. They can burn from desiccation or too much fertilizer.

General Description/Comments: The Lady Palm is a favorites for inside the house but makes a great garden plant for shade or screening but needs to be contained as it will sucker in the garden. A beaut potted plant for the patio.

250mm pot, 600mm high = $55

350mm pot, 1.2mtrs high = $75

 

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