Among the first palms I planted on moving to Florida was a Chinese fan palm, then known as "Chinese fountain palm" because of its broad, deeply split leaves that feature gracefully drooping segments.

Chinese Fan Palm Photo Credits: Flickr/Gabriel Gonzalez This plant has Chinese hand fan-shaped leaves with feathery fronds. They can grow up to 15 feet tall and are low-maintenance plants.

Few houseplants are quite as dramatic as towering Kentia Palm, Chinese Fan, or Ponytail Palm. Here we’ve rounded up 10 of our ...

SUN SIGNS: Most palms prefer a full sun to part sun situation, but a few tolerate or prefer some shade, including the native dwarf palmetto, Chinese fan palm, lady palm and bamboo palm.