King palms are nice and fast growing...

try chamaedorea plumosa and hooperianna
wonderful palms from Mexico that grow to a small to medium size- the 'hoop' clumps, while the plumosa looks like a small queen palm. Both are hardy to 20-25 degrees.

Thanks,
We have knigs in out front yard, they get quite big pretty quick so I think I need something a bit lower growing. I will look into those chamaedoreas. Has anyone in SoCal had success with A.vesteriana? Its a similar climate to here and I'd like to try one since lipstick palms are not gonna happen.

Adam

I have been looking at the " blonde flame thrower"
wow what a statement this tree makes !

Consider the Ravenea glauca...it's the more elegant cousin of the Majesty palm (Ravenea rivularis)that holds more fronds and is slower growing.

You could also try a Pinanga coronata.

Are you in Washington or Australia...can't tell by your info ;)

in Western Australia. i'm in singapore atm. getting lots of good palmscaping ideas. pinangas are looking good.