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The Rhapis excelsa - Bamboo Stick Palm likes a sip of water

For almost all plants, watering is an important part for the plant to survive and grow. The Rhapis excelsa - Bamboo Stick Palm is certainly no exception! In this chapter, you will find all the necessary information so that you can provide your Rhapis excelsa - Bamboo Stick Palm with the right amount of moisture.

Summer

During summer, when this plant is outside, it is very important to keep it well moist. Especially during the hot days, it should be watered every day that the root ball is well moist. With the slightly less warm days, this may sometimes be skipped a few days. This is so important because otherwise the plant will 'drink away' moisture from its leaves, leaving it barren and eventually dead. This should, of course, be avoided.

Winter

When winter approaches, the rules turn! If the Rhapis excelsa - Bamboo Stick Palm is outside, it should be kept dry so that the moisture does not freeze and damage the plant. The Rhapis excelsa - Bamboo Stick Palm does not suffer from a dry root ball during this period, it is in a kind of hibernation!
If the plant is indoors in winter, it should be kept slightly moist, not soaking wet (as in summer), but just so that the root ball feels a little damp.

General rules

Beyond the top guidelines, it is best to follow the following rules:

First give the plant a little water. If the soil is dry within 2 days, that means it needs a bit more water. Adjust the amount of water until it still feels slightly damp between 2 and 5 days after watering, and almost dry after 5 days. If it feels very wet after 5 days, wait until it is almost dry and water again, but reduce the amount.

Spray

We recommend watering the Rhapis excelsa - Bamboo Stick Palm on a weekly basis. However, we do not recommend this during hot summer days, so that you do it either in the evening after sunset, or during days when the sun shines little, because the water droplets bundle the incoming sunlight into small dots that become very hot. These cause the leaves to become dry, or even burn out.
Apart from the detrimental effect of bright sunlight on wet leaves, watering has beneficial effects for your Rhapis excelsa - Bamboo Stick Palm . Namely, it removes dust from the leaves, allowing them to absorb sunlight better and appear more beautiful, and it prevents certain types of pests.

Light

The Rhapis excelsa - Bamboo Stick Palm is a plant that likes reasonable sunlight. It likes it best in full sun semi-shade, taking in all the light. Is it indoors? Then it wants a spot near a window or where light does enter. Rhapis excelsa - Bamboo Stick Palm requires at least 1 to 3 hours of direct sunlight per day.

Wind

Make sure the Rhapis excelsa - Bamboo Stick palmetto experiences as little wind as possible. Wind can damage the leaves, causing them to die faster. A little wind is no problem.