Coconut Palm: Cocos nucifera – 10 inch pot – 2.5-3.5 foot tall

The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) is an iconic symbol of island life – it’s literally a palm growing from a coconut.

Huge in its native coastal habitats, indoors it becomes a slow-growing, sculptural specimen. For the patient collector, it offers striking architectural presence and a direct connection to the tropics.

Its arching, fan-like fronds first emerge from the husk, gradually developing into the iconic sweeping trunk we associate with tropical landscapes.