

Description
A graceful, small, clustering fan palm suited to both indoor and outdoor use. As an indoor palm the Lady Palm is well suited to offices and the home while outdoors it’s very much under-used in New Zealand.
Origin
Southern China and Taiwan.
Form and size
Clustering fan palm to 3m.
Preferred habitat
Remarkably tolerant of both indoor and outdoor conditions provided they have good shade. As an indoor plant Rhapis is probably the most suitable genus for low light conditions.
Rhapis excelsa
Lady Palm


Growth rate
Slow
Outdoors
Yes
Indoors
Yes (no direct sunlight)
Wind
Some tolerance
Sea winds
Low tolerance
Sun
Low tolerance
Dryness
Low tolerance
Frost
To -5°C

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