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Nursery Direct
Lady Palm
Rhapis excelsa
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
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The photo shows this species, not the individual plant reserved for you. Send us an enquiry and we usually reply within 1 business day with photos of the actual stock available in the size you want.
Request photosHow tall it arrives: 400mm about 1.5 to 2.5m, 45L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 500mm about 2.5 to 3.5m. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here needs about 900mm to 1.2m of clear access. Measure the narrowest point on the route and tell us on the booking call. Standard access is included in the price, and anything unusual is quoted and agreed with you before work begins. What happens on installation day
Looking for a larger size?
Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
Send An EnquiryYou order. We do the rest.
After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Lady Palm, Rhapis excelsa
Rhapis excelsa is one of the most architecturally refined palms available for interior and exterior applications. Its dense, multi-stemmed form and deep green, fan-shaped foliage deliver a sculptural presence that holds its own in the most considered landscapes and interiors.
Why Lady Palm
Architectural Form: Multi-stemmed clustering habit creates layered, structural volume without bulk.
Low Light Tolerance: One of few palms suited to shaded courtyards, covered terraces, and interior installations.
Slow-Growing, Long-Lived: Advanced specimens represent years of careful cultivation, a genuine investment in maturity and presence.
Versatility: Equally at home in high-end interior fitouts, sheltered outdoor rooms, and formal landscape compositions.
Low Maintenance: Once established, demands little intervention while maintaining its refined appearance year-round.
Ideal Applications
Interior Landscapes: A premier choice for atrium plantings, lobbies, and high-specification interior fitouts requiring living structure.
Covered Outdoor Rooms: Thrives beneath pergolas and shade structures where most palms will not perform.
Formal Courtyards: Deployed as a specimen or in massed groupings to define space with elegance and density.
Screening and Privacy: Dense foliage and clustering growth provide effective, sophisticated screening in constrained spaces.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 1 to 2m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 2 to 3m
Best Planting Season: Spring to early summer
Soil & Drainage: Prefers well-drained, fertile, slightly acidic to neutral soil; tolerates a range of soil types but dislikes waterlogging
Establishment Care: Water regularly during the first 6 to 12 months to establish a strong root system, reducing frequency once established. Apply a slow-release palm fertiliser in spring and mulch around the base to retain moisture and suppress weeds.
Plant Details
Height: 3 to 5m
Width: 2 to 4m
Growth Rate: Slow
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Partial shade
Native to: Southern China and Taiwan
Flower Colour: Yellow
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







