Lady Palm. Place your lady palm plant near an east-facing window out of direct sunlight. All new growth will fan out from a clump of woody stems at the base.
The broadleaf lady palm Rhapis excelsa is a small cultivated palm tree species native to regions of Southern China and TaiwanUnlike many tropical palms however you wont find this species growing in the wild. In the case of the variegated form division is the only way that they can be propagated and still retain their variegation Figure 2. All new growth will fan out from a clump of woody stems at the base.
Common name refers to slender canes.
If grown indoors the growth rate is a bit slower. There is no exact record of why it was named that way. Rhapis Lady Palm. This plant was first imported by the Japanese from China in the 17th Century.