Zamia furfuracea

Zamia furfuracea
' Zamia '
[ Cycadales ] [ Mexico ]

A robust, adaptable and quick growing plant with a short, clustering trunk and a compact crown of light green leaves. Its common name refers to the very thick, felty, elliptic leaflets. The 'Cardboard Palm' is native to coastal areas on the southern Gulf Coast of Mexico and has become a popular plant in the horticultural trade for its ornamental qualities and its ease of growth. It can easily be grown in a pot indoors.


	Seeds (5) : Out of Stock Plant caudex diam 4cm : 19.5 EUR

	Habitat Sand dunes zone 10a = Winter minimum temperature -1�C to 2�C (30�F to 35�F)
	More Details ... Dioecious ( When staminate and pistillate flowers are borne on different plants ) Resitant to salty sea air Resitant to salty sea air Drought-Tolerant Pinnate Leaves ( Feather-like ) Monoecious ( Plant bearing both male and female flowers ) Monoecious ( Plant bearing both male and female flowers )

Cultivation
Substrate	Temperature during winter	Lighting	Watering during automn-winter	Watering during hot season	Fertilizer during growth	Pruning	Repotting
1 soil + 2 humus	Indoor during winter temperature min. 17�C	Sunny	Rarely ( when the substrate is dry )	Regularly but without excess, and especialy during summer	Regularly but with spacing	No pruning	Repot every year if possible