I've had great success with Washy Robusta (Mexican Fan Palm) inside. I'll post a pic this weekend. Its about 6 years old now, spends each winter indoors in a west window. Probably about 5' tall. no bugs ever.

Yea,they will need quite a bit of sun inside though-to be happy.

Are we talking direct sunlight?

The windows where I'd move enjoy the plant are on the north... but there is a guest bedroom that faces south with huge windows....

I would put it in your guest bedroom. Kent and Jim are right. They are a desert palm and need lots of light. They will decline quickly over a month or so with not enough sunlight. "No humidifier needed"! Keep Washy`s away from forced air registers, or better yet close it and they will grow through the winter just fine. Keep on the dry side. Water thorourghly then let it dry out again. I have several growing in our home through the winter. Hope this helps.

John

Got one on order. We'll see how it goes. I'd like to put it outside eventually and get it going through my winters with protection... we'll see though!

My wife did this for years, keeping it by a west window with good light. She also had a light on a timer over it. It would even start growing each March. Being a desert palm they tolerate dry indoor air better than many palms.

Got one on order. We'll see how it goes. I'd like to put it outside eventually and get it going through my winters with protection... we'll see though!

A perfect micro-climate(like on the roof)is required with these the farther north you go.

Since I'm planning on parking this one in a pot for some time, what would be the best soil mix? I have some sand in a bucket from when I poured my concrete as well as a couple bags of potting soil. Anyone got some recommendations on mix ratios along with anything else I should mix in?

Unless you're on a tropical beach, sand stays too wet for too long in our homes/northern climates.

If you insist on using sand, I'd mix no more than 1 part sand to 5 or 6 parts soil potting mix (which has lots of perlite in it, the more perlite the better).

A lot easier on the back too when it's time to move it.

Barb

So, the more perlite the better? I use it + vermiculite as additives to soiless potting mix.
My back prefers the perlite, so I wonder if there is such as thing as too much.

Anything that drains well--even cactus mix--is perfect because it doesn't hold water around the roots very long.
Try it with, say, a gallon pot (no plant) 100% sand and another pot with potting mix/perlite.
Equal amounts of water.
Tip it over in a couple of days and be amazed how wet the sand pot is.

But I wouldn't go so far as to use 80% perlite either...you'd have to water 3x a day.

I put sand only on top of palms etc. as a top dressing because the sun dries that inch very fast.
Supposedly keeps fungus gnat population down.

A cheaper alternative to perlite is unscented (and unused) 😆 kitty litter.
Barb

I need to get my Filibusta off the porch....19F the other night.

Just got my palm today! I have to say it looks great, I think it helps they shipped it in the grow pot with all the dirt still in it. Looks like a nice healthy root system based on what was already growing outside of the pot.

shipped it in the grow pot with all the dirt still in it

That's a benefit...no root disturbance and the resulting set-back.
Shipping costs go way up though.

Would love to see a pic...

Barb