Pocket coconuts, a small tropical plant that has been moved into the house

Pocket coconut originated in South America, is a large pot ornamental plant, the plant can grow to about one meter, is a typical foliage plant, with high culture value.

First, the introduction of pocket coconut

Pocket coconut (scientific name chamaedorea elegans) also known as dwarf coconut, pocket brown, dwarf brown. Palm family pocket coconut genus, also known as dwarf coconut, native to Mexico and Guatemala. Pocket coconut is an evergreen shrub with a potted height of no more than 1 meter. Its stem is erect, unbranched, dark green, with irregular patterns. Leaves are generally 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 feather leaves is often fishtail-shaped, the tender leaves are green, the old leaves are dark green, and the surface is glossy, such as wax products. Fleshy inflorescences axillary, yellow flowers, globular, dioecious, male inflorescences slightly erect, female inflorescences drooping slightly when nutritious conditions are good, oar fruit orange. Flowering in spring. The leaves are spreading and the mature plants are umbrella-shaped.

Second, the application of pocket coconut at home

Purify the air: it can purify benzene, trichloroethylene and formaldehyde in the air at the same time. It is a "high-efficiency air purifier" in plants and is very suitable for indoor or newly decorated rooms.

Beautification room: pocket coconut plant is small and exquisite, beautiful plant shape, elegant posture, bright green leaves, strong shade tolerance, is an excellent indoor small and medium-sized potted foliage plants. Leaves flat, mature plants such as umbrella-shaped, dignified, simple and elegant, leaves chic, jade run crystal clear, giving people a sense of sincerity and simplicity, full of vitality. Small plants should be planted in small pots, desk desktops, treasures on the stage, and hanging rooms to decorate the space. The plants can be displayed in halls, conference rooms, waiting rooms and other places. it is an important foliage plant to beautify the room and has become popular all over the world.

Third, the culture method of pocket coconut

1. Soil: the cultivation substrate of pocket coconut is well drained, moist and fertile loam. Generally, rotten leaf soil, peat soil, river sand and a small amount of base fertilizer can be used as substrate for pot cultivation.

2. Watering: watering is based on the principle that it is better to be wet than dry, and the basin soil can always be kept moist. When the air is dry in summer and autumn, we should often spray water to the plants to improve the air humidity of the environment, which is beneficial to its growth, while keeping the leaves dark green and shiny, and appropriately reduce the amount of water in winter to facilitate overwintering.

3. Sunshine: pocket coconuts prefer semi-overcast conditions and avoid direct sunlight in high temperature season. In the hot sun, the leaf color will become light or yellow, and will produce scorched leaves and black spots, losing ornamental value.

4. Temperature: the suitable temperature for the growth of pocket coconut is 20-30 ℃, 13 ℃ enters dormancy state, and the overwintering temperature is 10 ℃.

5. Fertilization: the requirement of fertilizer is not high, liquid fertilizer is applied 1-2 times a month in general growing season, little or no fertilizer is applied in late autumn and winter.

6. Insect pests: pocket coconuts are prone to social brown spot disease under high temperature and high humidity, which can be controlled with 8-1000 times topiramate or chlorothalonil. Scale insects are also easy to occur when the air is dry and poorly ventilated. In addition to manual scraping, it can also be sprayed with 800-1000 times omethoate.

All right, this is the end of the introduction on how to cultivate pocket coconuts. I hope the above introduction can help you improve your confidence in cultivating pocket coconuts. Pocket coconut plant type is free and easy, with a unique ornamental effect, especially suitable for display in the living room, used to improve the quality of the living room.