i have one, and although it is a slow grower, there are many more that are even slower (believe it or not! take Dypsis Decipiens for example). Mine is growing in the ground and it is somewhat slow (three frond the first year and four fronds this year) but i would think that being indoors in a pot would make it slower. I fertilize with the generic palm fertilizers you can find at Home Depot or Lowes.

As for a fast growing palm, i would say Dypsis Lutescens would do the trick. They require a lot more lighting than Kentia though. Washngtonia Robusta is also a fast grower, but it isn't really happy indoors, although many people grow them as houseplants.

Here is a picture of my own kentia. I have had it for two years, but i would like to guess that it is four or five years old from seed. (It is in the lower left hand side underneath the tree fern)
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I have one as a houseplant that typically grows two to three fronds a year. I suppose it grows faster the more light you provide it as an indoor plant.

Okay,you twisted my arm...My backyard Howea and King palms..and since all were on the same photobucket page,tossed in the neighbors groups of Kings too. The Howea is 16 years old,largest King palm going on five this summer from five gallons.First two in that pot...what a waste of time..darn.

God!!!! I think not onpy do you have some nice looking palms central_cali369, but my do you have one of the nicest looking ferns I have ever seen. Magnificent!!!
I wish i could grow plants outdoors like you. Boy I would be in plant heaven!
And stanofh, WOWOW...That's all I can say....Wow

Thanks Meyermike_1micha. I really like this tree fern (cyathea cooperi). i bought is two years ago and it was really small (not even 3 feet in diameter). It has grown incredibly fast and now even has a foot of trunk. I really like how these look when the trunk is taller than your head, theres some around town that are at least 15 feet tall! Can't wait until mine reaches that height. Here's a better picture of the tree fern. This picture was taken early this year, and believe it or not it is significantly large now. Each new frond is larger than the ones before. The new fronds right now are over five feet long! Also notice that there is some winter damage on the lower fronds.

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Washingtonia Robusta is the fastest growing palm I know of. Queen Palms Syagrus R. are also very fast if planted in the right location.

I guess it's a lot like waiting for water to boil. Kentias are rather slow but steady growers. I keep my outside for the growing season (very bright but protected from afternoon sun). Still on the slower side. Washingtonia robusta is fast as said above but a bit prickly by indoor plant standards. I really like Chamaedorea seifrizii for steady indoor growth among pinnate palms. Good luck!

Kentias and Rhapis are 2 of the most durable houseplants in existence. I also place mine outdoors under trees during the warm months. The fast growing big box store palms will usually prove disappointing in the house.

M Hello anyone. Here are my experiences. I live in San Diego, California and after the wild fires destroyed my entire house, I rebuilt and re-landscaped with palm trees. After knowing nothing about those plants and some failures, I now have a palm tree "forest" in my front yard. So...king palms look magnificant in "singles"; avoid washingtonians because in a few years they will too tall to cut/trim. Avoid queen palms because they must be trimmed when they get tall. Windmill palms are trouble free but must be trimmed after they reach 15' high or so. I went to Target garden center and purchased several kentia palms (3 plants in each pot) for $19 each and took them home and very very carefully seperated them individually and planted them outside as understory palms. The first 20 months they grew slowly but didn't burn and were fine. Now the sun doesn't bother them at all and they are growing faster and faster. Kentia palms and king palms grow wonderfully and somewhat fast indoors as house plants. Have them but never over water them. Use palm fertilizer and occasionally fish fertilizer. Beautiful house plants....then move them outside when too large and acclimate them and put them into the ground in your landscaping. A good outdoor palm is the fox tail palm...it also is self
-cleaning. But good house palms for fast beautiful growth are kentia, king, and cat palms.