Lady Palm

Common name: Lady Palm
Scientific Name: Rhapis excelsa
Indian name : लेडी पाम

It is native to the Southeast area of China where it does best in regions with damp mountain forests. Lady Palms adapt to a wide range of climates, soils, and environments. It will happily live under low light conditions or bright filtered light.We have our lady palms thriving well inside the house and even outside in partial sun. They love misting so dont miss on that point to keep them happy.

Maintainance

Benefits

• Lady palm is one of the easiest houseplant to take care for and is highly resistant to attack by most plants insects. It grows slowly and easy to maintain.

• It is among one of the best houseplants for improving indoor air quality.

• Usually pest free, occasionally spider mites. Wash leaves occasionally to prevent it.
• Take care not to over-fertilize a lady palm plant. Feed them only in summer using half-strength liquid houseplant fertilizer.
• Although they adapt well to a variety of soil types, they perform best in a rich, well-drained soil with plenty of organic matter.

Repotting and propogation

• Repot a lady palm plant every two years, increasing the size of the pot each time until it is as large as you want it to grow. After it has reached the desired size, repot every two years or so into the same pot or a pot of the same size to refresh the potting soil.
• Propagation can be difficult from seeds requiring added heat and patience. Most often plant division is much easier. This is an expensive palm as propagation is limited and costly because initial growth is slow.

Where to plant it?

They are an excellent houseplant for a bright room away from the sun. Ours did well in partial morning sunlight outdoors under the porch. But that required consistent misting. So, we suggest toke