Description
If you have access to a fresh coconut, you might think that it would be fun to grow a coconut plant, and you would be right.
Growing a coconut palm tree is easy and fun. Below you will find the steps for planting coconuts and growing coconut palms from them.Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Prefers fertile, slightly alkaline, loose, somewhat gritty loams with good drainage.
Add lime to acidic soils to adjust the soil pH. Best grown with regular and consistent moisture during the growing season.Plant Specifications
| Plant Height | 30 inch (76 cm) |
| Plant Spread | 7 inch (18 cm) |
*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%
| Common Name | Dianthus Coconut Punch,nariyal,daap,naral |
| Maximum Reachable Height | 5-7 Meters |
| Flower Colour | Wine red with white blotches |
| Bloom Time | May to June |
| Difficulty Level | easy to grow |
Planting and care
Nariyal care
| Sunlight | Full sun |
| Watering | Water the coconut frequently but make sure the container drains very well. |
| Soil | well-drained soil |
| Temperature | 21 C and above |
| Fertilizer | Apply any organic fertilizer |
Nariyal special feature
Rock gardens, border fronts, edgings, fragrance gardens and containe When massed, these mat-forming plants can form an attractive ground cover.
Nariyal uses
Ornamental Use:
- The plant is used for ornamental purpose
Medicinal Use:
- Crested Lepidagathis, called Mullabanthi in Telugu, has been used by the yanadi tribe in Andhra Pradesh as a traditional medicine
- It is used in the treatment of fever
- It is also used in treating inflammations - aqueous extract of leaves mixed with Ocimum juice and the tuberous flower ash mixed with coconut oil is a concoction, which is applied on parts affected by inflammation
- In Chhattisgarh, people use leaf extract for treating malaria
Culinary Use:
- edible in mainy things, as fruit,aschutney or juice or sweets etc