Conservation, management and culture methods and benefits of pocket coconut

Pocket coconut alias Qili bamboo coconut, pocket bamboo, dwarf coconut, dwarf brown, parlor brown, lucky brown, pocket coconut sunflower, pocket brown. Evergreen shrubs, potted to a height of no more than 1 m. Its stem is erect, unbranched, dark green, with irregular markings. Leaves are commonly born at the top of branches, pinnatifid, lobes lanceolate, alternate, dark green, glossy. It is 14-22 cm long and 2-3 cm wide. The base of the top two feathered leaves is often fishtail-shaped, the tender leaves are green, the old leaves are dark green, and the appearance is shiny, such as wax products. Inflorescences of fleshy panicles are axillary, yellow, globular, dioecious, male inflorescences slightly erect, female inflorescences drooping slightly when nourishing conditions are good, oars orange-yellow. Flowering in spring.

Pocket coconuts are native to northern Mexico and Guatemala. They are highly humid, shady and afraid of direct sunlight. In the hot sun, the leaf color will become light or yellow, and scorched leaves and black spots will occur, avoid boredom, suitable for planting in loose, fat, good drainage soil. Pocket coconut in the planting management request is not high, after the spring out of the room should be placed in a hiding place, to prevent direct sunlight, there is a brighter light on the line. When the plant is larger, the pot should be changed in real time.

Maintenance and management

Lighting: pocket coconuts like semi-shade, the leaves will be yellow in the intense sun; if temporarily placed in the lack of light, the plant will become thin and long. Therefore, it is best to put it in the bright hall by the window indoors.

Temperature: pocket coconut likes to be warm, the suitable temperature for development is 18 Mel 24 degrees Celsius, 13 degrees Celsius goes into dormancy. It's best not to be less than 10 degrees Celsius in summer.

Watering: pocket coconuts like water. During the development period, the soil should be wet, and watering should be carried out after 2/3 of the basin soil is dry in the dormant period. In addition, pocket coconuts like high humidity in the atmosphere. If they are too boring, the leaf tips will turn brown. Therefore, in dry periods such as spring, it is necessary to take measures such as spraying water to the leaves to strengthen the humidity around the plant.

Fertilization: compound fertilizer can be applied to the plant once a month during the development period.

Potted soil: the soil with good drainage, loose and fat soil is the best.

Green appreciation

Pocket coconut pocket coconut plant exquisite, beautiful plant shape, elegant posture, bright green leaves, flat leaves, mature plants such as umbrella-shaped, solemn and dignified, simple and meaningful, free and easy leaves, jade run crystal clear, giving people a warm and simple, vibrant feeling, with a high appreciation value.

Decorate the room

Pocket coconut is shade-resistant, so it is very suitable for indoor small and medium-sized potted plants, desk desktops, treasures for the stage, but also suitable for hanging room, whitewash space, can increase the indoor cold zone scenery atmosphere and charm. Put it at the corner of the room or on the coffee table can increase the smell of buying and selling in the room and make the indoor appear charming cold zone scenery.

Purify the atmosphere

Pocket coconut is the smallest coconut animal, the plant type is very similar to the cold zone coconut tree, the shape is exquisite and novel, it appears a kind of special cold zone amorous feelings indoors, and can purify benzene, trichloroethylene and formaldehyde in the atmosphere at the same time, and has certain sterilization function, transpiration effect efficiency is high, it is helpful to add indoor negative ion concentration, but also can strengthen the humidity of the room, benefit our skin and command. Because the pocket coconut can improve the indoor atmosphere quality, it is called the "efficient atmosphere purifier" in biology, which is very suitable for indoor or newly decorated rooms.