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Rhapis humilis

Fukuoka Scott

By Fukuoka Scott
in COLD HARDY PALMS

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Fukuoka Scott Enthusiast

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Hiya. I don't post often (Kyushu Japan here) as I don't have a lot going on palmwise. My queen palms all look bad (but alive) from a cold winter and I moved my arengas to a shadier spot because they were getting too burnt by sun and cold in this planter. Anyway the planter was horribly infested with deep rooted dokudami and horsetails so I completely sifted out all the soil before replanting with some aspidistra, some philodendron selloum (in back, they're still a bit small) and this Rhapis humilis, salvaged from a big clump at an old local house slated for demolition. These are a popular traditional plant in older gardens in Japan and I think they're much prettier than R. excelsa but they're kind of hard to find in garden centers today. Looking forward to it filling in!

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Aspidistra had been popular around Atlanta 20 years ago. I no longer see it sold. R.excelsis is the only Lady Palm I see sold, yet it is no longer common. It's a z9b palm so here it's a house plant.

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Yeah we're a solid zone 9a (9b in the city) here and these Rhapis do just fine. Excelsa can look a bit shabby after a cold winter but pull through ok. Altlanta would be a stretch but maybe Savannah? And yeah aspidistra used to be garden standbys throughout the South. I still think they're wonderful and extremely low maintenance. 

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12 hours ago, SeanK said:

Aspidistra had been popular around Atlanta 20 years ago. I no longer see it sold. R.excelsis is the only Lady Palm I see sold, yet it is no longer common. It's a z9b palm so here it's a house plant.

My grandparents had Aspidistra, now nobody makes them here anymore

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