{"product_id":"rhapis-excelsa-multi-planted","title":"Lady Palm (Multi-Stem) - Rhapis excelsa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLady Palm (Multi-Stem) - Rhapis excelsa\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike most palms sold as multi-stem, \u003cem\u003eRhapis excelsa\u003c\/em\u003e genuinely clumps: it spreads slowly by short rhizomes into a thicket of slim canes wrapped in coarse brown fibre, each topped with glossy hand shaped leaves of blunt tipped segments. It is arguably the best palm available for real shade, holding good colour and density in light levels where sun loving palms grow thin and leggy. Slow, controlled and extremely long lived, it is a plant you install once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Lady Palm\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenuine Clumping Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: New canes emerge from the base year on year, thickening the clump without ever running.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeep Shade Performance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It flowers no great show but keeps dense glossy foliage in positions that get no direct sun at all.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBamboo Like Canes\u003c\/strong\u003e: Slim fibre wrapped stems give a fine vertical texture quite unlike a trunked palm.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlow Controlled Spread\u003c\/strong\u003e: The clump widens gradually and predictably, so it will not overtake neighbours.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior Durability\u003c\/strong\u003e: One of the toughest palms for indoor use, tolerating low light and dry air better than most.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShaded Courtyards and Lightwells\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fills dark enclosed spaces with permanent green where little else will grow.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNarrow Side Passages\u003c\/strong\u003e: The upright canes suit tight service corridors between buildings and fences.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: A standard choice for offices, lobbies and hotels because of its tolerance and long life.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnderstorey Beneath Trees\u003c\/strong\u003e: Massed under established canopy it creates a clean layered green floor.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1.2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and summer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rich, moisture retentive and free draining; excellent in large pots of quality potting mix\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep the root zone consistently moist but never soggy, and mulch with leaf litter to hold humidity around the canes. Avoid direct hot sun, which bleaches and burns the leaves, and where leaf tips brown from salts or hard water, flush pots thoroughly every few months and use rainwater if it is available.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2.5m, spreading slowly\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shade to filtered light; tolerates light frost with overhead shelter\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Southern China and Taiwan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cream, insignificant\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795321880862,"sku":"ND-1525-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/kLsN27xkngO9-AIEBKeg9_sYSAA1uy.jpg?v=1787313582","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/rhapis-excelsa-multi-planted","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}