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'''''Rhapis excelsa'''''  is a very commonly grown palm all over the world, and turns out to be a very good palm for many areas of southern California, both indoors as well as outdoors.  Numerous dwarf and variegated cultivars exist and highly prized.   
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'''''Rhapis excelsa'''''  is a very commonly grown palm all over the world, and turns out to be a very good palm for many areas of southern California, both indoors as well as outdoors. This native to both Japan and China has an amazing degree of versatility in terms of handling desert climates, as well as coastal climates, chilly areas, and areas with very low light (such as indoors).  Some could argue this is the most versatile palm there is.  Numerous dwarf and variegated cultivars exist and highly prized.   
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*'''Availability''': commonly available at many standard nurseries; numerous cultivars and variegated forms much more difficult to find and costly, but many available from on line nurseries
 
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File:Rhapis in sun.JPG|Huntington Gardens, California
 
File:Rhapis excelsa trimmed.jpg|Huntington gardens, trimmed plants
 
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[[Category:Rhapis]]

Latest revision as of 20:11, 8 August 2015

Pronunciation: RAY-piss eck-SELL-suh


Common Name: Lady Palm, Bamboo Palm

Rhapis excelsa is a very commonly grown palm all over the world, and turns out to be a very good palm for many areas of southern California, both indoors as well as outdoors. This native to both Japan and China has an amazing degree of versatility in terms of handling desert climates, as well as coastal climates, chilly areas, and areas with very low light (such as indoors). Some could argue this is the most versatile palm there is. Numerous dwarf and variegated cultivars exist and highly prized.

Appearance and Biology
  • Habit: suckering with crowns of dozens of fan leaves
  • Height: 6'
  • Trunk: multiple; 1" thick; covered with dense weave of fiber and tiny leaf bases; much of stem has live leaves for much of its length (if watered well)
  • Crownshaft: none
  • Spread: 3'-15'+
  • Leaf Description: palmate; deeply divided to petiole forming 3-7 leaflets; spoke-like half-circles; leaflet ends end abruptly with flat ragged edge (premorse); 2' long; deep green and shiny
  • Petiole/Leaf bases: fine, arching; unarmed; 12"-16" long
  • Reproduction: dioecious
  • Inflorescence: 8"-10" long; white flower
  • Fruit: 1/2", spherical, white
  • Seed:
Horticultural Characteristics
  • Minimum Temp: 22F
  • Drought Tolerance: moderate
  • Dry Heat Tolerance: good
  • Wind Tolerance: moderate
  • Salt Tolerance: low
  • Growth Rate: very slow to slow with age; some cultivars exceptionally slow growing
  • Soil Preference: very widely adaptable
  • Light Requirement: full sun to full shade
  • Human Hazards: none
  • Disease or Horticultural Problems: indoor often plagued with mealy bugs; outdoor in full sun tends to look blanched or yellowy in hot, inland areas
  • Transplants?: good
  • Indoor?: excellent- one of the very best indoor of all palms
  • Availability: commonly available at many standard nurseries; numerous cultivars and variegated forms much more difficult to find and costly, but many available from on line nurseries


  • Huntington gardens, California

  • Huntington gardens

  • Los Angeles zoo

  • Huntington Gardens, California

  • Huntington gardens, trimmed plants

  • Los Angeles coastal mountains

  • mall plant

  • Huntington gardens, California

  • Hawaii

  • Palm Desert, various forms

  • Palm Desert

  • Palm Desert, California

  • variety Tenzan, Palm Desert

  • Tenzan form

  • Tenzan variety, Palm Desert

  • Tenzan form

  • Koban form, indoors

  • Koban form leaf

  • leaf shot

  • rhizomatous roots digging up asphalt

  • golden form, Thailand

  • bonsai form, Singapore botanical gardens

  • vareigated forms, Thailand, Nong Nooch gardens

  • variegated plants in Nong Nooch Gardens, Hawaii

  • Thailand, Nong Nooch gardens

  • Thailand

  • Nong Nooch gardens, Thailand

  • Hawaii

  • Hawaii outlet nursery

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