P pocket coconut will die after flowering
An introduction about the pocket coconut dying after flowering and the precautions for its maintenance in the field of green plants and flowers, keep reading!
The pocket coconut, also known as elegant bamboo palm, dwarf bamboo, dwarf coconut, and dwarf palm, has deep green leaves that usually grow at the top of the stem, blooms small yellow flowers, and the potted plant is usually no more than 1 meter tall, which is very ornamental. Because of its plant shape similar to the tropical coconut tree, with a small and exquisite appearance, it is named pocket coconut.
The cultivation benefits of pocket coconut
1. Home: The potted pocket coconut is relatively small in size and can be placed anywhere such as desks, TV cabinets, bedside tables, and living rooms to decorate the space and add a tropical atmosphere and charm.
2. Ornamental: The pocket coconut is relatively small, with a graceful plant shape, elegant posture, dignified and serious, simple and elegant, with leaves that are natural and crystal clear, giving a sincere and simple, vibrant feeling.
3. Purification: The pocket coconut can purify benzene, trichloroethylene, and formaldehyde in the air, and also has a bactericidal function. Placed indoors, it can increase the humidity of the room, which is beneficial to our skin and breathing.
4. Edible: The hydroponic pocket coconut fruit can be used as an ingredient in cooking with other materials. The fruit can also be used to extract oil, which is often consumed for beauty and skincare.
The growth habits of pocket coconut
1. Shade-tolerant and afraid of direct sunlight: The pocket coconut prefers a high humidity environment, is shade-tolerant, and afraid of direct sunlight. The leaves turn yellow in the hot sun and are prone to pest infestation.
2. For spring cultivation, the pocket coconut should be shaded and not placed in a place with strong sunlight, bright light is sufficient.
3. Likes high humidity: Water can be watered more, keeping the soil moist. In spring and summer, when the air is dry, spray water frequently, and in winter, control the water appropriately, watering once a week is enough.
4. Not fond of fertilizer: The pocket coconut does not require a high amount of fertilizer, during the period from May to October, applying cake fertilizer water twice a month is sufficient.
5. Minimum temperature: After moving indoors in winter, the ambient temperature should not be lower than 5℃, otherwise, it will affect the growth of the plant.
6. Potting soil: Suitable for loose and fertile soil with good drainage, when the plant is larger, change the pot in time.
Differences between pocket coconut and fortune coconut
1. Shape: The leaves of the fortune coconut are feather-shaped, the fruit is mature in red-brown color, round. The pocket coconut usually does not exceed 1 meter, and the fruit is orange.
2. Habits: The fortune coconut has a strong shade tolerance and can survive at temperatures above 0 degrees Celsius. The pocket coconut stops growing when the ambient temperature is below 13 degrees Celsius.
3. Value: The fortune coconut decorates the home environment, urban greening, and has a good feng shui effect. The pocket coconut purifies the air, has high ornamental value, and is suitable for indoor cultivation.
The pocket coconut will die after flowering
The propagation method of sowing pocket coconut
1. After flowering from April to May, artificial pollination can result in fruit, which takes half a year to mature.
2. Mix three parts of decayed leaf soil, two parts of mountain soil, two parts of humus soil, and three parts of sandy soil to make a cultivation soil, and expose it to the sun before use.
3. Soak the seeds in warm water for 36 hours, wait for the seeds to absorb enough water, expand and become bright before sowing.
4. Control the temperature after sowing between 22-25℃, and the seeds will germinate after 30-40 days.
5. When the seedlings grow 2-3 leaves, plant them in a pot with soil.
6. Place potassium, nitrogen, and phosphorus as a base fertilizer at the bottom of the pot, plant the seedlings and water them for maintenance.
The division method of pocket coconut
1. In the late winter and early spring when the temperature is suitable, use the division method to separate the seedlings.
2. Use a mixed matrix of peat and perlite, with ceramic sand particles as a base.
3. Choose a small plastic pot, plant the separated pocket coconut seedlings, 3 to 4 per pot.
What to do if the pocket coconut grows too tall?
1. Normal height: Generally, the height of the potted pocket coconut should not exceed one meter, as growing too tall will affect its aesthetics and also affect growth.
2. Control height by matching with small plants: The most beautiful height for pocket coconut is thirty to fifty centimeters. To control its growth, you can plant several small ones at the bottom of the pocket coconut to make up for the sparse roots, inhibit the rapid growth of roots, and increase the beauty of the potted plant.
3. Control height by aerial layering: Wrap moss with plastic film around the plant at an appropriate height to stimulate root growth, and cut it to plant at the lowest part of the pot.