Rhapis excelsa | Lady Palm 5ltr (Medium) adenia growing to seven metres

growing to seven metres

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

Cultivation is easy

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

arranged producing a narrow 'V' shape in cross section

Rhapis excelsa | Lady Palm 5ltr (Medium) adenia growing to seven metresnce 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