Posted by Isaac on 5/12/2008, 2:48 pm, in reply to "Re: Selecting cycads for S. Louisiana z8b/9a"
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Thanks Tom. Aquiring all of these should keep me busy for quite a while.
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: Hello,
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: 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.
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: Ceratozamia hildae
: Ceratozamia kuesteriana
: Ceratozamia latifolia
: Ceratozamia mexicana
: Ceratozamia miqueliana
: Encephalartos eugene-maraisii
: Macrozamia johnsonii
: Macrozamia communis
: Macrozamia moorei
: Macrozamia riedlei
: Zamia integrifolia
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: 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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