Plantomaniac, That is a lovely variegation on your parlour palm. Like with most Neanthe bellas bought from stores, your pot seems to be full of many different seedlings. It might be worth checking to see which one this leaf is springing from, and if the variegation continues, perhaps you could gently separate it and grow it on on its own. In that case, when you move it enclose it in a plastic bag until you're sure it has 'taken' to its new home.

Troy, Your Alexandra could have an infestation of palm dart butterfly larvae by the sounds of it. They are green catapillars that roll the leaflets over and chew them giving them a tattered look. Many of the commercial insecticides such as Maldison should work. As for palm leaves not dropping off, it depends very much on the species of palm. Some are notorious for this, such as the Queen (Cocos), Cotton, and most date palms. I steer away from these and go for only self cleaning types (most palms are self cleaning anyway) Hope this helps. Andrew.

Where I live I am surrounded by fallen palm fronds - and as I have always seen the beauty in them - I set about trying to find ways to harness their beauty and began to create what you see here. It has been a journey of "trial" and "error" thats for sure - but now I am feeling pretty happy with the results. Ideas are always in my mind - so will put up some photos of my latest works in a month or so. Cheers.

How it looks. You can follow up by looking at your palm with a magnifier.