• Broadleaf lady palm Rhapis Excelsa
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Broadleaf Lady Palm

Broadleaf Lady Palm

R 870.00 ZAR
R 870.00 ZAR
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A classic, slow-growing fan palm that adds height and elegance to a bright room.

  • Easy care
  • Bright indirect light
  • Keep slightly moist
  • 30cm grow pot
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Nationwide delivery Pudo locker R89, to your door R145.
4.94 ★ rated From 1107 customer reviews.

About this plant

Broadleaf Lady Palm

Also knows as: Rhapis Excelsa, Bamboo palm, 

However be sure to keep the soil slightly moist. In winter you can let the soil dry out before watering again.

Bright indirect sunlight. No direct sunlight as the leaves might burn.

Note: Each individual plant is unique. This image is an example only, however the plant you receive will be as close as possible to this image description. 

Note: Stem length indicated above  is a guide to the estimated length rather than an exact length that you will receive. 

Delivery and packaging

We deliver nationwide with The Courier Guy: Pudo locker R89 or to your door R145. Gauteng customers can also collect in Boksburg (R25).

Orders ship from our depot within 7 working days, and most are on their way sooner. A few rarer plants are ordered in specially for you, which is why we allow 7 days. Couriers don't deliver on weekends.

Every order is packed by hand to survive the courier.

Healthy arrival guarantee

If your plant arrives dead or damaged, we replace it. Just let us know within 24 hours of receiving it and send us a few photos.

For everything else, see our refund policy.

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Broadleaf Lady Palm

Meet the plant

A large, elegant lady palm

Rhapis excelsa · also known as Broadleaf lady palm, lady palm, bamboo palm

Native to Southern China and Taiwan

A clumping palm with glossy, fan-shaped fronds on slim, fibre-wrapped stems. It grows slowly and keeps its tidy shape for years.

  • A large lady palm in a 30cm grow pot, with fan-shaped fronds on slender cane-like stems.
  • Copes well indoors in bright indirect light, away from direct sun.
  • Easy watering: slightly moist in summer, a little drier in winter.

Where it thrives

The best spot in your home

Bright, indirect light indoors with no direct sun, which can burn the leaves. Outdoors only in a sheltered, frost-free spot in shade.

Care card

Light
Bright, indirect
Water
Slightly moist
Humidity
Average to high
Temperature
10 to 30°C, no frost
Soil
Free-draining potting mix
Feeding
Every 2 months in summer
Growth
Slow
Outdoors
Shade, frost-free

Care made simple

Your first weeks together

  1. Place it in bright, indirect light away from direct sun.
  2. Keep the soil slightly moist in summer; let it dry out in winter before watering.
  3. Wipe dust off the fronds now and then.

Plant doctor

If you see this, do this

  • Brown frond tipsDry air or salts in tap water. Trim the tips and water with rain water if you can.
  • Scorched, pale frondsToo much direct sun. Move it into bright shade.
  • Yellowing fronds, wet soilOverwatering. Let the top of the soil dry before watering.

Questions

Good to know

What size will I receive?

A large palm in a 30cm grow pot. Every plant is unique; the photo shows the size to expect.

How fast does it grow?

Slowly, adding a few new canes and fronds each season.

Can it grow outdoors?

In a shaded, sheltered and frost-free spot, yes.

Packed to arrive alive

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