Rhapis palm is an evergreen perennial ornamental house plant growing up to 3-4 metres tall. It's commonly known as Lady palm. It's belongs to the Arecaceae family and scientific name is Rhapis excelsa. This is an excellent evergreen house plant for bedroom, office, mall etc. The NASA recommended one of the best air purifying house plant is Rhapis palm. It's mainly native to the Southeast China and Taiwan. Rhapis palm mainly propagate through seedling and sucker cutting. In this video I'm going to show you how to propagate Rhapis palm through sucker cutting. Maximum nursery people are following this method and you can get almost 100% success. First of all separate the sucker from the main plant. After sucker division grow it individual pot. Now I'm make potting mix for Rhapis palm. The ratio of the potting mix is 70% normal garden soil, 20% vermicompost and 10% fine sand. Take a well drained pot and fill it with some potting mix. Take this sucker and planted into the pot. Finally give some water and keep it partial shade place. Rhapis palm is a very low maintenance plant, don't need any special care for this planet.
The Caring Tips of Rhapis Palm or Lady Palm:
1) Soil : It loves well drained and moist soil.
2) Light : It's prefer bright indirect sunlight. This plant don't require too much sunlight.
3) Watering : Keep soil evenly moist in spring and summer. In winter, allow soil to dry between thorough waterings.
4) Temperature: Best grow average room temperatures 16-26°C.
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