Raphis Excelsa seed
LATIN NAME: Rhapis excelsa
COMMON NAME: Lady Palm
The lady palm clusters the slender, bamboo-like canes with the broad, fan-shaped, dark-green leaves, and the whole palm carries the fine, elegant look of the indoor room. The slow, multi-stemmed, evergreen palm carries the slender, upright, green, bamboo-like canes sheathed in the fine, brown fibres, each topped with the broad, fan-shaped, deeply divided, dark-green leaves with the many narrow, pointed segments, and the small, yellow flowers in the small, branching clusters among the leaves through the warm season, one of the fine, quiet sights of the room, drawing the bees, to be followed by the small, round, brownish fruits. The elegant fronds have a very long record as the fine, indoor foliage of the old rooms, and the palm is a fine, historic presence of the house. It is a palm of the warm, bright, airy room with the rich, moist, free-draining soil.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The lady palm is a historic subject of the plant science, and the branching clusters keep showing up in the work on the indoor palms. The way the slender, upright, green, bamboo-like canes rise, each topped with the broad, fan-shaped, deeply divided, dark-green leaves with the many narrow, pointed segments, has been examined closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the indoor palms, the bamboo-like canes and the members of the palm family. The bamboo-like canes and the slow habit have also made it a fine study palm, and the lady palm is a regular subject of the work on the branching clusters of the warm world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The lady palm is a fine, quiet palm of the indoor room and the study collection. The broad, fan-shaped, deeply divided, dark-green leaves on the slender, upright, green, bamboo-like canes carry the fine, elegant look of the room, one of the fine, quiet sights of the room, drawing the bees, and the elegant fronds have a very long record as the fine, indoor foliage of the old rooms, the fine, cut fronds coming to the vases and the arrangements of the florist shops, while the small, yellow flowers in the small, branching clusters among the leaves open through the warm season, to be followed by the small, round, brownish fruits. It is one of the fine choices for the room, the office and the study collection, and it has been written up in the horticultural and the botanical papers for the elegant fronds and the very long history. It is a fine, quiet palm of the warm, bright, airy room with the rich, moist, free-draining soil.
The lady palm seeds need a deep pot, steady warmth and even moisture, with the light filtered rather than harsh. The young palms are slow but steady, and they take years to fill a room, which makes them easy to keep for a long time.
To grow the lady palm from seed, sow the large, round, brown seeds singly just under the surface of the pot of rich, sandy soil, keep the pot in a warm, bright spot and water gently, then pot the young palms on as they fill the pot. The seedlings thread up within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the warmth and the rich, moist, free-draining soil, the bamboo-like canes will rise over the years.
Common name:Rhapis excelsa seeds
Uses: ornamental, bonsai