| Palm Growth Chart | best Suited, location | growth rate | palm size | palm size | suitable climate | trunk type | leaf/frond type | is it self cleaning(yes) or drop its fronds (no) | any spikes ,spines or serrations on the palm(yes) | best attributes | |||||||
| common name | scientific name | indoor | slow | maximum height (metres) | maximum spread / width (metres) | cold (Melbourne) | single | fan | yes | spikes etc can be dangerous to children | a few words to sum up each palm | ||||||
| both | moderate | both | |||||||||||||||
| outdoor | fast | tropical (Brisbane) | clumping | feather | no | ||||||||||||
| Bangalow Palm | Archontophoenix cunninghamiana | outdoor | fast | 25 | 3 | cold to tropical | single | feather | yes | no | native to the east coast rainforests, tall and skinny and very compact for small places | ||||||
| Bismarkia Palm | Bismarkia noblis | outdoor | moderate | 8 | 7 | tropical (Brisbane) | single | fan | yes | no | sheer elegance of the large fronds and colour of the silver blue leaves | ||||||
| Cascade Palm | Chamaedorea cataractarum | indoor / outdoor | moderate | 2 | 2 | tropical (Brisbane) | clumping | feather | no | no | bright green and bushy palm that only grows to 2 metres, good screening palm | ||||||
| Chinses Windmill Palm |
Trachycarpus fortunei |
indoor / outdoor | slow | 15 | 2 | cold to tropical | single | fan | yes | no-small serrations | very cold tolerant, single trunk, nice feature palm | ||||||
| Cocos Palm | Sygrus romanzoffiana | outdoor | fast | 15 | 3 | cold (Melbourne) | single | feather | no | no | large, fast growing, very hardy, cold tolerant, single trunk palm | ||||||
| European Fan Palm | Chamaerops humilis | outdoor | slow | 4 | 4 | cold to tropical | clumping | fan | low leaf to remove | no-small serrations | very cold tolerant, multi trunk, dense, small fan palm | ||||||
| Fishtail Palm | Caryota mitis | indoor / outdoor | moderate | 8 | 4 | tropical (Brisbane) | clumping | feather | yes | no | attractive green fishtail shaped leaves, tall, multi trunk and bushy | ||||||
| Foxtail Palm | Wodyetia bifurcata | outdoor | moderate | 10 | 3 | cold to tropical | single | feather | yes | no | quite cold tolerant and drought tolerant, tall single trunk, attractive foxtail leaves | ||||||
| Golden Cane Palm | Dypsis lutescens | indoor / outdoor | fast | 10 | 4 | tropical (Brisbane) | clumping | feather | yes | no | great yellow/gold colour, fantastic screening palm for the tropics and not bad indoors | ||||||
| Hawaiian Fan Palm | Pritchardia hillebrandi | outdoor | fast | 7 | 3 | tropical (Brisbane) | single | fan | yes | no | beautiful, fast growing, single trunk fan palm | ||||||
| Kentia Palm | Howea forsteriana | indoor / outdoor | moderate | 18 | 4 | cold to tropical | single | feather | yes | no | slim and elegant, single trunk palm great indoors, attractive feature palm | ||||||
| Majestic Palm | Ravenea rivularis | outdoor | fast | 12 | 4 | cold to tropical | single | feather | yes | no | true to its name, tall, stocky single trunk palm with great feather like fronds | ||||||
| Big Bird of Paradise | Strelitzia nicolai | indoor / outdoor | fast | 12 | 3 | cold to tropical | clumping | banana like | low leaf to remove | no | a very large bird of paradise (not a palm), clumping trunk with white flowers | ||||||
| Rhapis Palm | Rhapis excels | indoor | slow | 4 | 1 | cold to tropical | clumping | fan | low leaf to remove | no | striking appearance, densely clustering, great indoor palm, very cold tolerant | ||||||
| Solitaire Palm | Ptychosperma elegans | outdoor | fast | 10 | 3 | tropical (Brisbane) | single | feather | yes | no | looks like a cross of bang and foxtail. Refreshing alternative to the bungalow | ||||||
| Travellers Palm | Ravenala madagascariensis | indoor / outdoor | very fast | 10 | 5 | tropical (Brisbane) | single | banana like | yes | no | similar to the nicholai, an impressive very large fan shaped plant | ||||||
| Triangle Palm | Dypsis decaryi | outdoor | moderate | 8 | 3 | tropical (Brisbane) | single | feather | yes | no | unique triangle single trunk, grey/green in colour and very hardy | ||||||
| Wine Palm | Butia capitata | outdoor | slow | 5 | 4 | cold to tropical | single | feather | low leaf to remove | no-small serrations | one of the hardiest palms in the world, stout single trunk, edible fruit, nice feature palm | ||||||
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