Rhapis excelsa | Lady Palm 5ltr (Medium) adenia World-renowned collector's palm

World-renowned collector's palm

so in this sense it can be considered hardy

Benefits from plenty of organic material and mulch

Known as the Poison Palm because of it's incredibly bitter taste

plants inside in a large lounge-room pot will be much shorter

Rhapis excelsa | Lady Palm 5ltr (Medium) adenia World-renowned collector's palmnce hugely popular as a potted indoor palm, these days the Lady Palm seems all but forgotten. It's virtually absent from most garden centres and I'm not sure why. They're fabulous. Its distinctive oriental looking fingered leaves and legendary tolerance of low light, abuse and neglect makes this a no brainer of a houseplant. Slow growing to begin with, it picks up speed as it ages. It can certainly be planted outdoors in NZ but needs at least part