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coconut plant, will it grow in the uk ?
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Posted by nick74 uk (My Page) on Thu, Jun 21, 07 at 6:19
| have just bought a 5ft coconut plant will it grow in my sheltered garden? |
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RE: coconut plant, will it grow in the uk ?
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| No. Temperatures below 10°C will kill it. You'll need a (very!) large heated greenhouse. Resin |
RE: coconut plant, will it grow in the uk ?
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| It could grow in a warm, sunny spot in your house, but only if you mist it or keep the humidity high. |
RE: coconut plant, will it grow in the uk ?
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| No. There are only two places in the U.S. where they will grow, and they are southern Florida and southern California along one particular area. They are not numerous in either place; so they would not be suitable at all in a British climate. |
RE: coconut plant, will it grow in the uk ?
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| "There are only two places in the U.S. where they will grow" You forgot Hawaii . . . ;-) Resin |
RE: coconut plant, will it grow in the uk ?
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| Even though I live in zone 10a, coconuts wouldn't last long because summers are short and we have wet winters. We can grow alocasioa, howea, strelitzia and other subtropical plants without protection though. |
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