Posted by Isaac on 5/11/2008, 12:20 pm
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Hello,
I am new to cycads and need some advice. We purchased our home 2yrs ago and now I can finally invest in a landscape to enjoy. We live in S. Louisiana with hot and humid summers. Our winters are brief and wet, with cold weather setting in from mid Dec to mid Feb. Our low this past winter was 24F. I researched the historic lows for my zip code and found that we went down to 22F withing the last 4yrs, and 18F withing the last 7yrs. Temps below that are a rare occurance. There are protected areas around the house that see very little frost, but I don't want to push it too far and risk loosing an expensive plant.
Sago palms are everywhere in my area and our property itself came with 3 of them. So, I would like to grow some cycads that are different in appearance from the common sago. I have been combing over the internet trying to research my options. To give an example of the 'look' that appeals to me, I really like Ceratozamia latifolia and Ceratozamia miqueliana. Here is a list I came up with from looking around on the internet. Some of these may be poor choices. Any advice on wether these are good choices, and what other cycads I could grow, would be greatly appreciated.
Ceratozamia hildae
Ceratozamia kuesteriana
Ceratozamia latifolia
Ceratozamia mexicana
Ceratozamia miqueliana
Encephalartos eugene-maraisii
Macrozamia johnsonii
Macrozamia communis
Macrozamia moorei
Macrozamia riedlei
Zamia integrifolia
I plant on getting some of the Florida Coonties soon. I am in need of low growing plants and these seem to be pretty inexpensive.
Thanks
Isaac
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