Hi ,
You are lucky as pandan is like gold dust here! I've been trying to get one so could you please give me the address of the nursery that you purchashed yours from.
Now to your question!I had a pandan but a helpful neighbour weeded my garden for me and you can guess the rest. I would recommend keeping your plant in a large well draining pot and then you can bring it in doors during the winter ,they do love the sun and humidity but dont like wet or soggy roots.
I hope you are going to try using the leaves for cooking as they give a wonderful aroma to e.g. steamed rice etc. When I lived in Indonesia we would shred the leaves and leave them in saucers around the house to make it smell nice.
Clare

I'm in SEQld - would it grow well here?? Gee, I wonder where I can get one...

Pebbles try Fairhill Native Plant Nursery at Yandina. I have a mature Pandanus but no sign of any flowers/seed as yet. They grow readily from seed which you might find in any warm coastal areas.

Pandan is indeed like gold dust. I have been contacted several nurseries from Hobart to Darwin and nobody has heard of it. I finally found one nursery that actually knows Pandan and they do sell them! They are:

All Rare Herbs
PO Box 91 Mapleton QLD 4560
Ph 07-54469243
Email: mcplant@hotmail.com

I use the leaves mainly for cooking. Its leaves are super aromatic. They do sell the leaves at Asian grocery shops, so I suspect there must be someone somewhere growing them and making a buck because they are so darn expensive!

I'm sure they will grow in SE QLD provided you give it tender loving care and plenty of warmth during winter

Thanks everyone!! Going to go hunting for one!! Um, how big do they get?? Can I keep it in a pot?

Hi Pebbles,

Yes you can keep them in a pot. In the tropics, they multiple quite rapidly but shooting up at the sides of the mother plant and give a couple of weeks, you have a few babies. The last Pandan I had produced 5 babies but unfortunately all died in winter due to frost. I just acquired my new pandan and I am determined to give it my best, whatever it takes ....:)

Thanks! Going to give it a shot

I think the seeds are used in the tropics for yellow dye

Thankyou for the address to - All Rare Herbs I am going to do my best in trying to have a Pandan sent to South Australia. I grow many different species of herbs, some 78 types and all grow beautifully without any troube what so ever. Down here I don't get frost and plants such as cardamon and Tumeric grow well, even my Ginger flowered magnificently this year.

Thankyou Jade Emperor

my email is : carolsusan61@yahoo.com

I hope your Pandan will grow well in SA. Autumn has just begun in Sydney and over at my part of Sydney, its going down to just 10 degrees tonight. A far cry from a 32 degree hot and humid climate it likes! I'm going to give it my best tender loving care through the cooler months!

Hello,
Sorry to interupt your conversation from the other side of the world, but I am trying to find information on how best to germinate pandanus seed. I purchased some P. bifurcatum seeds and am curious as to what method of preparation is most successfu. Should I soak or scarify the seeds. Also, is the baggie method used for palms a viable option for pandanus until germination?

Any advice or info would be much apprecieated. Thanks!

Regards,
Clay

I suggest you soak the seeds in warm water for 24 hours before sowing. Pandanus may look like palms but they are not palms. They multiply with baby Pandanus sprouting by the sides of the mother plant. You can have a few of these new babies in a year if you live in a hot and humid climate. Simply separate the babies from the mother plant and plant them separately. Good luck

Thanks!!

Where can we get these pandanus plants in usa.If anyone knows about it please let me know

Hi All!
I just bought a pandan plant and well, it's autumn here now in Brisbane so I'd like to know how to care for my new baby.
Thanks in advance!

Yours Sincerely
Beverly

Hello, I have had a Pandanus o. for the last two years (also purchased at the chinese herbalist in Fortitude Valley) I have it in a pot on the south eastern side of the house where it gets full morning sun but no late afternoon sun at all. Our temps get down to 6 in winter and I do nothing with it other than water once a week approx. It has heaps of pups but I haven't attempted to take any off as they can be tricky to etablish. I am in the western suburbs of Brisbane and our climate has not been humid this last year. Watch carefully for wooly aphids as they can make a mess of pandanus, and keep out of cold winds. Good luck. Robyn