Posted by Tom Broome on 5/11/2008, 6:51 pm, in reply to "Selecting cycads for S. Louisiana z8b/9a"
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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
:
You have a pretty good starter list. I wouldn't put Encephalartos eugene-maraisii on that list because you can find several encephalartos species more cold hardy than that one. Also, I just saw some being advertised as "reasonably priced" at $250 per inch of stem. You can also add all the "pumila type" zamias because they all have under ground stems like the coontie and can survive any of your winters, even if the leaves get burned back in a freeze like you had in 89'. Dioon edule is reall good too, and if you want other cycas, then taitungensis, panzhiuensis and debaoensis will be good too.
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