This small clumping palm has slender green stems that are upright. The fronds appear terminally and have a long stalk with slender dull green linear leaflets that fan out and the small yellow cup-shaped flowers appear in a cluster during spring.

Hardiness zones 9 to 12 

Rhapis multifida is naturally found in southern China growing in the forests of the Guangxi province. It prefers well drained organic rich moist soils in a shaded, protected position with wind, frost and drought protection.

This small dainty palm is grown for its foliage and is planted in tropical gardens as an understorey plant. It is suitable for shaded courtyard positions or as a container plant, establishing from division in 3 to 5 years. It is also used in border plantings tolerating a warm temperate climate. ID 2051

Rhapis (RAY-pis) multifida (mul-TIF-ee-da)

Arecaceae (ar-ek-AY-see-ee)	
(Palmae)
Palm Family