Hey that great Sandi, Im glade your rescuing a new lil one!
I had a silky palm tree, it was a pain to clean because it had this sorta coconut treads around the bottom to make it look more realistic. I would just soak the top leaves in very hot water with a few drops of bleach too. You can also use that clorox anywhere spray, it has just the right amount of bleach so it wont bleach stuff out, but kills the germies. Let it set on there for a bit then rinse with hot water really good.
OH OH! I just thought of anouther good one! Put some rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle (70 %) , kills the germs wont bleach stuff out, and it is less harsh than bleach. It also is great for cleaning glass! This is what I use on my job sites to clean the glass we have installed. (it cuts the machine grease of of glass way better than anything)
Stac