Chitown Um... those are some sort of cannas. Their official name is something like Canna x generalis. What is neat about those plants is that we were given maybe 3-4 of those plants less than 2 years ago from a relative up in southern Oklahoma. They were only 1' tall when planted. They sure have multiplied since then. They are just like the bananas. After the first couple freezes they wilt and look like they die. I cut them completely down to the ground and then they pop right back up again in the spring. -Todd

Hey zeeth, Be sure you keep that plug out of your pot. Coconut palms like a lot of water, but only in the warm months and with a well drained soil. I would suggest that you plant any others in a regular nursery pot (5gal.) with 4 or 5 holes on the sides at the bottom of the pot. Plant them in a good organic potting soil with a little Perlite mixed in. This will allow for good drainage. Judging by the size of your palm, you could go ahead and fertilize it with a good palm fertilizer (preferably a 12-4-8 ratio) with micronutrients. Apply according to the directions. It should only take a litte at the size it is now. It looks like you palm is about 10 months old, and they only feed off of the coconut for about the first 6-8 months after sprouting, so now would be a good time to fertilize it, then water in the fertilizer. This time of the year, water your palm about once every 2-3 days, and in the winter, only about once ever 7-10 days. Good luck.

My coconut palm grew one less frond than it did last summer (only 3 this summer). I think its a combination of a cloudy August and the fact that its getting too big for its pot. The figs here are huge this year! Mine isnt too impressive since I just planted it, but there are lots of very nice figs here that put mine to shame. Some literally have 1000s of figs on them. All the italian restaurants I have been to have figs as a special on their menu's so I have a feeling that the owner probably has some extra figs that they want to cook! Figs are very popular here and I have to say that figs taste MUCH better when grown in the yard than when bought at the store! I dont have much experience with any other fruit though! -Alex

Beautiful! Im glad that it survived the winter. That was a pretty historic winter for Florida and you wont have to worry about another winter like that for 20 years or more hopefully! I remember seeing what I think was coconut palm by a resort in Orlando a few years ago. I wonder if its still alive after last winter? Anyways, I think Orlando is a great place to be trying coconut palms and it will be really happy there most winters! I think you will get a good amount of coconuts from it really soon! Thanks for sharing! -Alex