Very nice. I hope that it stays variegated. Congrats on the find.

Now that my shelter is built and we can get close to the windows again, I am going to have to go to Walmart and Home Depot again. If my wife will let me.

Allen

Steve,

Nice Rhapis, my Walmart never carries plants like that. I better keep looking.

Dean

This was the first year I've ever seen a Rhapis at the local store, they had these in little 6" bonsai pots in the houseplant section.
First thought it had a nutritional problem and bought a better looking one, two months later it was still there, the newest fronds were looking
good, so into my cart it went.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed...lol

Steve

Great find Steve. We have a specialty nursery here that sells those, but very expensive.

Asiatica always seems to have a good selection of variegated Rhapis,
http://www.asiaticanursery.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.viewCategory/catID/61/index.htm

A bit expensive to start a collection, but nice to have, The pups on this one were starting to show some roots, I should be able to send some out this Spring 8)

Steve

Steve,

Thanks, for sharing the link. They are nice ,but pricey. Yikes!

Here's a link with good information on Rhapis.
http://www.texasriviera.com/rhapisinfor.html

Dean

Yep. The nursery here has probably 30 - 40 of them right around the same price. They specialize in rare & exotic plants, many variegated varieties.

Looks like a nutrient deficiency to me rather than varigation. Try a fertilizer with higher nitrogen and see if the leaves and certainly the new leaves, grow much greener.

Cheers, Barrie.

Barrie, That was my first thought when I saw this. Brought it home in September, the roots looked healthy, so it went into a 3 gallon container. Guess I going to have to wait and see what it does ❓

Steve

Steve,
Variegation has a rather abrupt appearance with realtively strict color borders in most cases.

Cheers, Barrie.

Barrie,
Thanks for the photo and information!
I still remain optimistic with this one, but think my best bet may be to buy a named cultivar.

Besides Asiatica, would anyone know of a good mail order source for variegated Rhapis?

Steve

Steve I'll try to get down to the nursery this Saturday if it's open & get some photos of what they have.

Thanks, It would be interesting to see what they have!

Steve

How about a side note about my rhapis. My rhapis excelsa (fairly large at about 3' tall) was the only palm of mine that did not like artificial lighting last winter. It started looking bad after just a few weeks under fluorescent lighting, so I quickly moved it upstairs to a bedroom with a west facing window and it struggled to survive all winter, but looks very good again after spending the spring and summer in a perfect spot outside.