I have Mediterranean Fan Palm seedlings 2 to trade for something, email hat you've got! Something that survives clay soil and zone 8B. Thanks for reading ~Kyle

I agree with Lazy as usual. They'll want more light than a truly sunless exposure. I've seen sago "palms" very happy under those conditions and you can get a palm-like appearance from their foliage, especially as they get older, though I understand it's just not quite the same! Philodendron selloum will be happy in bright shade and it gives a nice tropical look, though it will burn if it gets heavily frosted, so it depends on your microclimate. I'm in N. Scottsdale too and have portulacaria (not portulaca) in large pots by my north-facing sunless entry way and they thrive (when the javelina don't eat them), and my pencil "cactus" (Euphorbia tirucalli) has done great long term too. Those Australian sword ferns ((Nephrolepis obliterata) 'Kimberly Queen'is what I'm growing and it's available at several nurseries and Big Box stores ) love it outside here as long as they get regular water and NOT much sun. They could be worth trying. Let us know what you try, and how it works out. Happy gardening, Grant

Hi Lovemylifenow, You should be able to remove the suckers without killing the main plant, they are only after all "suckers", unless of course they are the same size as the main plant. I have one that suckered very early on and now you can hardly tell the difference between the main plant and sucker! Does not sound like you have this problem though. I know some people here cut off all the suckers without killing the plant to get the solitary look. You will unfortunalty struggle to get the suckers to grow if you do remove them, i heard of one person doing it but i'm not sure its worth it as if you did succeed which is unlikely they would take ages to re-establish a decent root system. I hope this is of help and i wish you luck

You can't really give a time table for watering. It depends on a LOT of factors (temperature, humidity, sun exposure, container size, day length, soil composition, palm species, mulching, health of the plant...) Is you palm inside/outside?? For Chamaerops (Med. Fan palm), a palm more accustomed to aridity than tropical conditions, I would wait until the surface begins to dry. If the plant is only getting morning sun and is a bit short, I would go easy on the watering. When you do water, DRENCH the plant (don't just give a little water!) Most palms love water but love excellent DRAINAGE and the vast majority HATE water logged conditions.