| During the 25 years Rhapis Gardens has grown rare plants
and palms, we have exhibited at many commercial trade shows. It's
a tradition to hand out "gimmies" -- hats, yard sticks, key chains, pencils
-- however, few exhibitors had anything fun for the kids who came along
with their parents.
One of our employees in the 1980s, the very talented Steve
Cornett (who also drew all the illustrations for our Rhapis palm book "Secret
of the Orient") came up with the idea of having a cute cartoon "mascot"
called Sammi Samurai and creating a poster where lots of tiny little creatures,
critters, and objects would be hidden in the drawing for Sammi (and the
kids) to find. It was a hit, and we gave away thousands of these
posters.
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| There's over 80 "things" to find
in the poster, such as a Shriner, giraffe & pacman in the bamboo forest,
and an elf digging up a Rhapis palm.
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| Naturally, there was "method in our madness" and the flip side of the poster advertised our book, Secret of the Orient - a Lady Palm reference. |
 To learn more about the book, simply click on it. It has "everything" you wanted to know about Lady Palms, and is full of information about these delightful indoor palms; many of the culture guidelines can be used for other houseplants too. And, it features Sammi Samurai who gives tips about growing Rhapis. All of us at Rhapis Gardens hope you enjoy Sammi's Poster! And don't forget to order a copy of the book to see more of him! |
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