PalmsLady Palm
Rhapis excelsa
Lady Palm (Rhapis excelsa) is a slow-growing palm, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 6-15 ft × 6-15 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect yellow blooms in spring. It stands up well to drought and humidity, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 9-11
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 6-15 ft × 6-15 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Tough against
- Drought, Humidity
- Native to
- Southeastern China, Vietnam
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Lady Palm is hardy to about 20°F (estimated from USDA zone 9), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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