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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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. Grow in well-dra...
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Rhapis excelsa 'Chiyoda Zuru'This is an especially tall and vigorous cultivar of Japanese lady palm that is much used in interior landscaping in Japan. The narrow leaflets are decorated with uniform, narrow, muted yellow stripes. It is an excellent indoor plant for moderate ligh...
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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'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'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. It is vigorous, and makes a fantastic house plant for modera...
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Rhapis excelsa 'Ko Daruma Nishiki'This variety of the Japanese lady palm is compact with narrow leaflets, slow-growing, and one of few varieties with pure white variegation, in irregular stripes. It is very rare and seldom offered for sale. Like other lady palms, it makes a fantastic...
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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'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 'Miyabi'This is a very rare and desirable classical selection of the Japanese lady palm, with cream to yellow-striped leaves. It is a stocky fairly compact grower, well furnished with foliage even as it becomes older. It is vigorous, and makes a fantastic h...
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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 plan...
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Rhapis excelsa 'Otafuku' NEW!This medium-size, compact moderately fast-growing variety has fairly broad, convex leaflets, 2 or 3 per leaf. The striped variegation is yellow, yellow-green on new leaves. Its overall presentation as a specimen is considered to be superior to other ...
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Rhapis excelsa 'Taihei Nishiki' NEW!This medium-size,vigorous, moderately fast-growing variety has 2 or 3 per leaf. The striped variegation is yellow, yellow-green on new leaves, and very showy. Its overall presentation as a specimen is excellent. It makes a beautiful, stocky specimen....
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Rhapis excelsa 'Taizan Nishiki'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 'Toyo Nishiki'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'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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