The Lady Palm (Rhapis excelsa) is a slow-growing, multi-stemmed fan palm highly prized as both an elegant houseplant and a hardy landscape shrub. Native to Southeast Asia and southern China, it features glossy, dark green, fan-shaped fronds that grow atop slender, bamboo-like trunks covered in dark, woven fiber. It is highly celebrated for its adaptability to low-light environments, resilience, and excellent air-purifying qualities, all while remaining completely non-toxic to pets. It is hardy to Zones 9A-11.