Our Zamia in the garden.

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Zamia is a wonderfully attractive and diverse genus of Cycad. I particularly like them for their smaller size and flexible watering requirements. Here at Miami Beach Botanical Gardens, we are still in the beginning stages of puting together a decent collection of Zamia. We currently have many integrifolia and three different subspecies of pumilla. The latest and most interesting introduction to the garden is sp. bahama; we were given these along with our pumilla from the always amazing Montgomery Botanical Center. Pictures are to follow...

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First up is integrifolia-the coontie.

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This is the wide leaf form of pumilla from the Dominican Republic.

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And the thin leaf form. Peravia province

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And lastly the sp. Bahama. I planted ten yeaterday, under this red Acacia. There was a desperate need for a drought tolerant, sun hardy groundcover under this tree.

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These little guys are so ferny and cute. I am excited to conserve this species.

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View from across the pond.

[Cindy Adair]

Very nice Andrew!