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Nursery Direct
Finger Palm
Rhapis multifida
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.
Supplied in 400mmtypically 1.5 to 2.5m tall on delivery
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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.
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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
Price includes everything: the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.
Finger Palm - Rhapis multifida
The finest textured of the lady palms, Rhapis multifida splits each leaf into numerous narrow segments that radiate like fingers, giving a lacy, almost fern-like canopy on slender bamboo-like canes. It clumps slowly and stays modest in height, which makes it one of the most reliable palms for deep shade and confined spaces where a larger palm would be unmanageable. Compared with the common Rhapis excelsa it is considerably more delicate in appearance and handles cold slightly better.
Why the Finger Palm
Fine Leaf Division: Narrow radiating segments give a much lighter texture than other lady palms.
Deep Shade Tolerance: Grows well in positions receiving little or no direct sun.
Slender Canes: Bamboo-like stems that suit narrow beds and screened side gardens.
Slow Clumping: Spreads gradually and predictably, so it will not overrun a bed.
Indoor Capability: One of the few palms that genuinely tolerates interior light levels.
Ideal Applications
Shaded Side Garden: Fills a narrow strip between buildings where nothing else establishes.
Screened Courtyard: Provides height and texture in a small, walled, low-light space.
Understorey Planting: Grouped beneath established trees as a soft green layer.
Atrium and Interior Planter: Suits lobbies and light wells with indirect light.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 0.8m to 1.2m for a continuous screen
Spacing (feature/avenue): 1.5m to 2m
Best Planting Season: Spring and summer
Soil & Drainage: Rich, free-draining soil with high organic content; keep evenly moist but never waterlogged
Establishment Care: Water twice weekly through the first summer and maintain steady moisture thereafter, as the fine roots dry out fast in shallow soil. Mulch with leaf litter or fine bark and shelter from hot dry wind, which browns the leaf tips quickly.
Plant Details
Height: 2m to 3m
Width: 1.5m to 2.5m clump
Growth Rate: Slow
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Part shade to full shade; direct sun scorches the foliage
Native to: Southern China
Flower Colour: Insignificant
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.







