Cocos Requirements - Indoors

[Ryland]

I recently lost a Cocos nucifera that I was growing growing in a pot inside. It was at my mom's house in Oregon (I'm currently in a dorm and have NO room), and it grew very slowly, even with full sun.

I would like to try again soon, but I don't want to make the same mistakes as last time.

I think that perhaps the biggest problem for my coconut was temperature- in winter, to save money, my mom kept the house at 62 degrees around the clock. This is probably what took it out, despite the strong sun, right? I don't believe it was overwatered.

[Tyrone]

I recently lost a Cocos nucifera that I was growing growing in a pot inside. It was at my mom's house in Oregon (I'm currently in a dorm and have NO room), and it grew very slowly, even with full sun.

I would like to try again soon, but I don't want to make the same mistakes as last time.

I think that perhaps the biggest problem for my coconut was temperature- in winter, to save money, my mom kept the house at 62 degrees around the clock. This is probably what took it out, despite the strong sun, right? I don't believe it was overwatered.

70F would have probably kept it ticking over. They won't photosynthesize at 62F.

Best regards

Tyrone

[CoconutFreak]

Well lit, well lit, well lit!

[Ryland]

Thanks Tyrone. I figured the low house temperature was probably the main culprit.

[8er-moni]

Hello!

I try it again - these are my new Cocos, I brought from the Maldives in April - a present from the gardener of the hotel

Nr. 1

14.04.2010:

15.05.2010

Nr. 2

14.04.2010

15.05.2010

[DoomsDave]

Cocos aren't houseplants.

They just aren't, because they need heat, humidity and breezes, not things homes (in so-called civilized places) are famous for.

That said:

GO FOR IT.

[8er-moni]

I know, Dave, but I hope thex will now grow - I had a big one, germinated from the nut at home

- but it died after two years because of too cold in the wintergarden for some days during holydays. :drool:

Now I will be more careful!

[Kai]

Hello,

I've got one as a houseplant for about 7 years now. Growing like crazy (for dutch palm-standards) Every year I cut off about 4-5 leaves, leaving 3 on the plant, one year later it's all grown back again, with bigger leaves than the year before.

I have another one which I brought back as a nut from South america. That one seems to grow even better, now 3 years since I planted it in a pot.

And another one which i bought as a clean coconut at the supermarket, got it to germinate and has now about 4 leaves.

For me they do pretty well as living room plants, but I don't cut back on the heating. Also the air in my living room has a high humidity as a result of a large aquarium out of which 1,5 liters of water damps off every day. I think enough sunlight is the most important thing for a coconut, but air that is too dry or too cold will also finish it off quite fast! Certainly not one of the easiest palms to grow indoor...but well worth the effort!

In a nutshell, check if you can offer the coconut enough of the following:

-sunlight

-humidity

-temperature

Cheers,

kai

[Kailua_Krish]

They have one growing indoors at the Orlando airport. I am wondering if one would do well indoors at my home in an atrium. My parents never let the house get colder than 75 (my dad is from India ) and there are other plants around so it would have higher humidity. I really just want a dwarf one as a pollen source, I have no beliefs that it would survive outdoors here or ever look great.

-Krishna