Bottle Palm
Bottle palm is a true palm that is native to the Mascarene Islands where warm, balmy temperatures and loose, sandy soil form the plant's habitat. Planting a bottle palm in northern climates is not recommended, as they are not frosted hardy.
Queen Palm
Queen palms (Syagrus romanzoffiana) are tall, beautiful trees, but not everyone can grow them. These palms thrive only in U.S Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9b through 11. Queen palm trees grow to 50 feet (15 m.) tall and their canopies can spread to 25 feet (7.6 m.).
Sago Palm
The sago palm (Cycas revoluta) is a popular houseplant known for its feathery foliage and ease of care. In fact, this is a great plant for beginners and makes an interesting addition to nearly any room. It can even be grown outdoors.
FOXtail Palm
The foxtail palm tree (Wodyetia bifurcata), an Australian native, is an adaptable, fast growing specimen. In recent years, varieties of foxtail palm trees have become popular with landscapers and nurserymen in warmer zones of the United States.
Roebelenii Palm
The Roebelenii palm, also known as Miniature Date Palm or Pygmy Date Palm, is an attractive slow growing dwarf palm. They are typically grown in groupings of three trunks, however, Roebeleniis can also be seen as singles, doubles, quadruples and even quintuples. These palms thrive both indoors and outdoors.
Bismarck Palm
Bismarck palms are huge, gracious trees native to the island of Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa. If you are planting Bismarck palm trees, be sure that you reserve enough space. Each tree can grow to 60 feet (18.5 m.) high with a spread of 16 feet (5 m.).
In fact, everything about this attractive tree is oversized. The silvery-green copalmate leaves can grow to 4 feet (1 m.) wide, and it isn’t unusual to see trunks as thick as 18 inches (45.5 cm.) in diameter. Experts do not recommend growing Bismarck palms in a small backyard since they tend to dominate the space.
Mediterranean Palm
The Mediterranean fan palm is great in a standalone planting or can be planted with other Mediterranean fan palm plants to create a unique-looking hedge or privacy screen. This palm is native to the Mediterranean, Europe and North Africa. Leaves will be in a color palette of blue-green, gray-green and or yellow-green, depending on which of those regions they originate from.