Can be used in shrub borders and outdoor container plantings. Often used in interior plantings in commercial buildings. Does well in indoor containers. Coarse, light green leaflets are shaped like the lower fin of a fish. Mature plants produce insignificant flowers at the top of the stem.
Propagation is by seeds, as well as division of clumps and separation of suckers from parent clump.
Tough, easy to grow palm that makes a great houseplant.