| Botanical name | Rhapis excelsa |
|---|---|
| Plant Care |  Half Sun Half Sun – Prefers 3 To 6 Hours of Sunlight a Day.  Semi Frost Hardy Semi Frost Hardy – Is Able to Survive Moderately Low Temperatures.  Moderate Watering Moderate Watering – Requires Regular Watering.  Low Maintenance Low Maintenance – Requires little maintenance.  Non Indigenous Non Indigenous – Exotic to South Africa. |
| Size | |
| Categories | |
| Flowers | January February October November December This palm bears bowl-shaped cream flowers, in Summer. |
| Common name(s) | Lady palm |
| Origin | |
| Foliage | This multi-stemmed fan palm bears light green fronds, 5 to 8 stiff segments with blunt tips. |
| Uses in landscape design | It will grow in a variety of climates and also makes a good container plant for indoors. |
| Maintenance | This plant needs some shade as it is prone to turn yellow in the sun. |
| Interesting info | Multi-stemmed, it eventually becomes very dense, forming 2 m-wide clumps, but doesn’t normally grow much taller than 2.5 m. |
Rhapis excelsa (Lady palm)
- Botanical name: Rhapis excelsa
- Common name(s): Lady palm
- Categories: Trees
Plant description:
This plant needs some shade as it is prone to turn yellow in the sun. Multi-stemmed, it eventually becomes very dense, forming 2m-wide clumps, but doesn’t normally grow much taller than 2.5m. It will grow in a variety of climates and also makes a good container plant for indoors.
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Botanical Pronunciation: RAY-piss eck-SELL-suh
Rhapis excelsa requirements and features
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Moderate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
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January February October November December
This palm bears bowl-shaped cream flowers, in Summer.
This multi-stemmed fan palm bears light green fronds, 5 to 8 stiff segments with blunt tips.
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