Fishtail Palm

Whether you grow this tree indoors as a houseplant or outside on a seasonal basis (or permanently in warmer regions), it creates the sense of a tropical getaway. That’s because this plant is one of the few palm trees with bipinnately compound leaves comprised of many leaflets. These grayish-green leaves create a dappled shade environment.

Fishtail palm trees feature compound leaves that reach staggeringly large sizes, as does the tree itself.

The leaflets of these large leaves, each of which features ragged edges that resemble the back end of a fish, to the plant and subsequently any room or garden space it is in.

Worth noting: Most varieties of clump-forming fishtail palm trees are good outdoor substitutes for invasive bamboo (the world’s fastest-growing plants).