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Zamia floridana

Y05-45 — Zone 8b to 10Florida

Florida coontie! The only cycad native to the mainland US! It is a native of Florida where it is referred to as 'Coontie'. It is used widely in Florida as a drought tolerant landscape accent. The Coontie was the first cycad planted at Peckerwood Garden, where it proliferated, setting enormous fruit-bearing cones with bountiful colorful seed.

Average
Partial Sun
Great for Containers
Grows to 15 inches x 24 inches.

Availability: Out of stock.

Notes and observations about this plant

Tough and resilient plants by Jessi Trudeau
We have a number of Coonties planted throughout our 1/3 suburban lot in Austin. They all suffered the loss of their foliage in the harsh winter of 2011, but every one recovered fully and are even thriving through the hottest summer on record. Tough and resilient plants, Coonties. (Posted on 8/13/11)

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