UNSPSC 10226806: Rhapis excelsa

The delicate lady palm forms dense clumps of bamboo-like stalks topped with very dark green, broad, fan-shaped leaves. Performing well in northside foundation plantings or other shady locations, slow-growing lady palm is also ideal for containers. They lend a rich tropical look to the landscape. Lady palms can be effective accents in a shrub border or near an entryway. Plant on three- to four-foot centers to create a mass effect.

UNSPSC 10226806 Rhapis excelsa, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally refers to a specific ornamental palm species, yet the recent opportunities tagged to it span landscape and grounds maintenance services, transit infrastructure, utility work, and facility construction — none aligned with purchasing individual plant specimens. The source records contain one genuinely relevant solicitation: Collier County's June 2026 ITB for plants, trees, and shrubs for Pelican Bay Services (ITB 26-8667, due July 8, 2026) includes unit pricing for 78 line items of ornamental plants, shrubs, grasses, and native Florida species in various container sizes; however, no line item specifies Rhapis excelsa by name or botanical identifier. The remaining tagged opportunities (Collier Area Transit shelters, Collier fuel station expansion, City of Norwalk tree and shrub supply and planting, City of Milpitas MRO supplies with landscaping materials as a minor category, and various construction and infrastructure projects) do not procure this specific palm species and do not represent active demand under the code.

The issuing bodies in the dataset are primarily county boards of commissioners (Collier County, Orange County, Ocean County, Hillsborough County) and city governments (Norwalk, Milpitas, Orlando, Palo Alto, Fort Myers, Meriden, Pembroke Pines, Lompoc, Bridgeport, Palm Beach, Tustin, and others) across Florida, California, Connecticut, Oregon, Georgia, and Texas. Geographic activity appears concentrated in Florida and California, with scattered opportunities in the Northeast and Pacific Northwest, though this distribution reflects general landscape and construction procurement rather than demand for Rhapis excelsa specifically. The code itself reports no standout repeat buyers and no recent solicitations targeting this ornamental palm as a procurement item. Business development professionals evaluating this code should note that it does not currently reflect active state and local purchasing patterns for the named species; the mismatch between the code's botanical specificity and actual procurement scope suggests the code may serve a narrower horticultural niche than the available contract opportunity data supports, making this a low-priority target for vendors unless supplementary market intelligence identifies Florida or California government agencies with ongoing ornamental palm programs not captured in the recent dataset.