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Palms & Trees
Lady Palm
Rhapis excelsa
Rhapis is the palm to buy if you want a palm indoors. It genuinely tolerates low light, it does not brown at the tips the way an areca does in dry air, it is largely immune to spider mite, and it lives for decades. Multi-stemmed clumps of slim green canes carry glossy fan leaves.
It is slow, which is why it costs several times what an areca does at the same size. That slowness is also why it stays looking right for years rather than outgrowing its position in two.
- The most shade-tolerant palm available — genuinely suits dim rooms
- Resists the tip-browning and spider mite that ruin areca palms
- Slow-growing, so it holds its shape and size for years
Rs 5,950for the 18 inch pot
Inclusive of pot and mix. Delivery free on this size.
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Never bought in and resold
At a glance
- Mature size
- 1.5–2.5 m indoors
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Difficulty
- Easy to keep
- Around pets
- Non-toxic — safe if chewed
Low lightBright indirect lightFloor plantOfficeAir purifying
How to look after your Lady Palm
Written for Pakistani conditions — long hot summers, dry winter air, and hard tap water. Follow this rather than advice written for a temperate climate.
- Light
- Most prefer full sun once established; indoor palms want bright, filtered light.
- Water
- Deeply twice a week in summer, weekly in winter. Palms dislike both drought and standing water.
- Humidity
- Moderate. Indoor palms benefit from raised humidity in winter.
- Soil
- Sandy, free-draining soil. Palms rot at the crown in heavy, wet ground.
- Feeding
- Specialist palm feed containing magnesium and manganese, three times a year. Ordinary NPK causes yellow banding.
- Temperature
- 15–48°C for outdoor species. Protect indoor palms below 12°C.
If something goes wrong
Yellow bands on older fronds
Why it happens: Magnesium or potassium deficiency — very common in palms.
What to do: Apply a palm-specific feed. Do not remove yellowing fronds; the palm is still drawing nutrients from them.
Brown, dry frond tips
Why it happens: Dry air, salt build-up, or under-watering.
What to do: Water deeply, flush the soil, and raise humidity for indoor palms.
Soft, foul-smelling crown
Why it happens: Crown rot from water sitting in the growing point.
What to do: Usually fatal. Prevent it by never watering into the crown.
Arecaceae
We grow 11 palms
They differ in leaf shape, mature size and colour — compare them side by side before you choose.
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