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Lot's of Variegated Rhapis


JT in Japan

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There's a little flower shop in my neighborhood that always has a different palm or two in stock. I've picked up at least 10 rhapis over the past months. Today I bought two variegated excelsa's, but when removed one from its pot (to repot), I found it was actually 3 plants jammed into the sand together. So I got four for the price of two. Not complaining.

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Shimoda, Japan, Lat: 36.6N, Long: 138.8

Zone 9B (kinda, sorta), Pacific Coast, 1Km inland, 75M above sea level
Coldest lows (Jan): 2-5C (35-41F), Hottest highs (Aug): 32-33C (87-91F)

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Great score, they all look beautiful! Which named variety are they? And when you reported, what kind of soil did you use?

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On 5/16/2016, 4:50:47, Nessie42 said:

Great score, they all look beautiful! Which named variety are they? And when you reported, what kind of soil did you use?

I'm not 100% sure on the variety. It's of course Kannonnchiku (Rhapis Excelsa), but the label (written in hand) says "heisei nishiki" (or 平成錦 in Kanji). I don't recognize that form, but the plant itself looks a lot like the more common zuiko nishiki.

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/178219/

As for soil, I'm using a mix of basic potting soil, some peat and some perlite. These are all sold in 100% sand, but I've had 2-3 die back quite quickly when I forgot to water them every day. I need to wean them off that dependency, so am repotting them using a more water-retentive mix. I'm waiting to see the results.

JT

Shimoda, Japan, Lat: 36.6N, Long: 138.8

Zone 9B (kinda, sorta), Pacific Coast, 1Km inland, 75M above sea level
Coldest lows (Jan): 2-5C (35-41F), Hottest highs (Aug): 32-33C (87-91F)

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