Growing Pandan Leaves indoors

Discussion in 'Indoor and Greenhouse Plants' started by marie dudin, Nov 12, 2008.

  1. marie dudin

    marie dudin Member

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    I was recently told you can grow pandan leaves here in zone 8 and over-winter the plants indoors. These are leaves used in Thai & other asian cooking - and apparently nothing like fresh....

    I thins it is Pandanus utilis.

    I am wondering where I might purchase plants & if anyone has experience growing them?
     
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    Thean Active Member 10 Years

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    Howdy Marie,
    If you know where to find one, please let me know. I like to get one too. I used to have one. It grew well for about five years (indoor on the osuth window) until it got too big. I decided to divide it and pass some to other people but unfortunately the original and all the suckers died on me. I'm not sure of its technical name although I think it's Pandanus odorata.
    Some Oriental groceries here sell fresh panadan. So each time I hit Chinatown, I checked each bag thoroughly hoping to find a stem but all I found so far were leaves without stem.
    Peace
    Thean
     
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    Junglekeeper Esteemed Contributor 10 Years

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    Thean Active Member 10 Years

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    Howdy Junglekeeper,
    Thanks for the infor. In Malaysia we call it daun pandan and it is used in many recipes instead of vanilla.
    Peace
    Thean
     
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    Pandanus amaryllifolius A healthy plant growing rapidly in the Summer heat and planted in a 60/40 peat/perlite bagged mix; it is being fertilized with Osmocote triple 13 and bi-weekly supplements of a soluble triple 20 fertilizer. They are hardy to USDA zone 9, but do best when protected from temperatures much below 40F. Pandan is a steady, if not rapid, grower and will soon reach a height of 3' with a mature height of as much as 6' and will produce a numerous offshoots.
     

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