Palms are traditional, elegant indoor decoration, imparting a tropical mood to any setting. There are varieties that will do well in low-light to bright indoor exposures. The Japanese Rhapis palms are popular with collectors, thriving in cool temperatures, making them ideal for energy-saving homeowners.
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Nypa fruticansThe water palm or nipa is found in SE Asia where it grows along rivers and in swamps, usually with its roots in water. It makes a short trunk with long, dark green, feathery fronds. It is a beautiful container plant. Plant it in heavy garden soil (n...
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Rhapis excelsa 'Aya Nishiki'This classical selection of the Japanese lady palm has cream to yellow-striped leaves. It is currently the most often seen of the variegated lady palms. It is especially vigorous, and makes a fantastic house plant for moderate light. Allow to dry bef...
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Rhapis excelsa 'Daruma' NEW!Vigorous, tall-growing variety with many narrow leaflets per leaf, but with tighter more uniform growth than the species. Leaves are glossier than most varieties. Exceptional palm for indoor decoration with moderate light. Use a very well-drained gro...
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Rhapis excelsa 'Heisei Nishiki'Beautiful compact palm from Japan with leaves completely covered in narrow cream stripes. One of the prettiest variegated forms, now hard to find. Excellent indoor plant for moderate light. Better with cool winter temperatures. Plant in well-drained ...
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Rhapis excelsa 'Kinho Nishiki' NEW!Beautiful selection of the Japanese lady palm; the Japanese name means "Golden Phoenix Brocade". This is a very vigorous open growing cultivar with medium broad leaflets with many narrow yellow stripes. This variety is especially beautiful in summer ...
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Rhapis excelsa 'Kirameki' NEW!This is one of the most rare and desired classical selections of the Japanese lady palm. It is compact with relatively short leaflets. The basic color is chartreuse with fine green stripes. has cream to yellow-striped leaves. It is vigorous, and make...
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Rhapis excelsa 'Ko Daruma' NEW!Very dwarf, compact green-leaved variety that forms a very tight mound of foliage with many stems. Each leaf is two-parted. Excellent indoor plant for moderate light. Use a very well-drained growing medium and allow to dry before watering. USDA Zones...
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Rhapis excelsa 'Koban Nishiki'Very compact palm from Japan, with deep green leaves and an irregular band of pale green to white on the leaf. Very distinctive. Excellent indoor plant for moderate light. Use a very well-drained soil mix and allow to dry before watering. USDA Zones ...
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Rhapis excelsa 'Mangetsu-no-takara' NEW!Among the many beautiful varieties of Japanese lady palm, this stands out as one of the finest. The Japanese name means "Full Moon's Treasure" . The new leaves are a soft golden color with a few narrow green stripes contrasting with chartreuse older ...
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Rhapis excelsa 'Nanzan Nishiki'This classical Japanese selection of the Japanese lady palm is one of the brightest and most vigorous. The leaves are so heavily striped with bright yellow that not much green is seen. Nevertheless, it is a strong grower. Very satisfactory house pl...
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Rhapis excelsa 'Oto Hime' NEW!This rare and dwarf Japanese cultivar of lady palm has finely textured two-parted green leaves that are glossy and convex. Everything about this plant is slender and elegant. It makes a narrow upright specimen well-furnished with leaves. It is an exc...
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Rhapis excelsa 'Taizan Nishiki' NEW!Beautiful compact palm from Japan with very bright, broad yellow stripes that almost entirely cover the leaves. It is a semi-dwarf cultivar with a spreading habit. Fantastic house plant for moderate light. One of the prettiest variegated forms, alway...
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Rhapis excelsa 'Tenzan' NEW!Vigorous, large variety with somewhat open growth. Each leaf is two-parted. Excellent indoor plant for moderate light. Use a very well-drained soil medium and allow to dry before watering. USDA Zones 8b-10.
Grown in 3.5" pots....
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Rhapis excelsa 'Toyo Nishiki' NEW!A selection of variegated lady palm from Japan; this very old variety is medium size with a fairly broad convex leaf which, when fully developed, is medium yellow with many fairly uniform thin stripes and streaks of green. Now rare and hard to find. ...
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Rhapis excelsa 'Zuiko Nishiki' NEW!Beautiful compact palm from Japan with narrow medium green leaves decorated with irregular bright yellow stripes. This is one of the most desired variegated forms of Japanese lady palm in Japan, generally not available in the US. Excellent indoor pla...
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Veitchia merrillii 'Manila Gold'This rare tropical palm is seldom seen outside Southeast Asia. I first saw it at the Philippine pavilion at the floral exhibition in Kunming, China in the mid-1990s, and did not encounter it again until last year in Thailand. Its most striking featur...
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