Rhapis Palm

Rhapis Palm - Rhapis excels The Rhapis or Lady Palm is a densely clustering, deep green fan palm, it grows to 3-4 metres, has a long life, and is slow growing. The Rhapis Palm is native to Sothern China and Taiwan; it grows best in partial shade and makes the best indoor palm in the world. It can also be grown outside but leaves are yellowish and may burn on hot days. Its striking appearance makes it a popular indoor palm in public places, looking good and improving air quality. Rhapis can be divided to create more plants by slicing the root mass into single trunks. Indoor plants need to be placed in the rain occasionally to wash off accumulated dust etc. The Rhapis Palm is cold tolerant to around -5 degrees c and is good for Melbourne and Western Sydney. It likes well-drained organic soils and can cope with dry conditions for short periods of time; dislikes being water logged and has few pests or diseases. The Rhapis is unarmed and has no harmful spikes or serrations.