Mi Cycas Media ( megacarpa ) is in flush

[GDLWyverex]

After having been denuded of all of it's fronds and transported, basically bare root, from Southern México to Central México about 4 months ago in a public transport bus, my new Australian Cycas Media (Megacarpa) is in it's first flush.

The first photo at the end of April:

and today, some 15 days later:

It's growing so fast that I can almost sit and watch it.

 

 

Richard

 

Edited May 14, 2017 by GDLWyverex

[Tracy]

2 hours ago, GDLWyverex said:

After having been denuded of all of it's fronds and transported, basically bare root, from Southern México to Central México about 4 months ago in a public transport bus, my new Australian Cycas Media (Megacarpa) is in it's first flush.

I'm sure it is a relief seeing that first flush and confirming that it has survived the experience.  Then again, it's always fun to watch a new flush push, whether on a new small young cycad, or something you have had for years or decades.

[Josh-O]

7 hours ago, GDLWyverex said:

After having been denuded of all of it's fronds and transported, basically bare root, from Southern México to Central México about 4 months ago in a public transport bus, my new Australian Cycas Media (Megacarpa) is in it's first flush.

The first photo at the end of April:

and today, some 15 days later:

It's growing so fast that I can almost sit and watch it.

 

 

Richard

 

that is some fast growth indeed. fun to see before and after pictures

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

If it is indeed a megacarpa it should be very blue in your climate. Mine grow quickly and exhibit a decent tolerance to cold.  Media are green and i am not familiar with their growth rate when small.  Below from left to right are a debaoensis hybrid,  cairnsiana and megacarpa  (used to be referred to as kennedyana). These have been watered overhead from day 1 and are in high humidity.  The color of the cairnsiana is striking in a low humidity environment.  

[GDLWyverex]

1 hour ago, TexasColdHardyPalms said:

1 hour ago, TexasColdHardyPalms said:

If it is indeed a megacarpa it should be very blue in your climate. Mine grow quickly and exhibit a decent tolerance to cold.  Media are green and i am not familiar with their growth rate when small.  Below from left to right are a debaoensis hybrid,  cairnsiana and megacarpa  (used to be referred to as kennedyana). These have been watered overhead from day 1 and are in high humidity.  The color of the cairnsiana is striking in a low humidity environment.  

If it is indeed a megacarpa it should be very blue in your climate. Mine grow quickly and exhibit a decent tolerance to cold.  Media are green and i am not familiar with their growth rate when small.  Below from left to right are a debaoensis hybrid,  cairnsiana and megacarpa  (used to be referred to as kennedyana). These have been watered overhead from day 1 and are in high humidity.  The color of the cairnsiana is striking in a low humidity environment.  

I am confused

According to kew's plant list

I am confused. According to Kew's Plant List

Cycas megacarpa K.D.Hill is a synonym of Cycas media R.Br.

This name is a synonym of Cycas media R.Br..

The record derives from WCSP (data supplied on 2012-03-23) which reports it as a synonym (record 383392) with original publication details: Telopea 5: 188 1992.

Yet you say that Media is green and Megacarpa is blue...

 

 

Richard

 

[Brian]

 

1 hour ago, GDLWyverex said:

If it is indeed a megacarpa it should be very blue in your climate.

The plant was grown from seeds purchased from Tobias and sold as Megracarpa. I have no doubt that's what it is. Down here the Megracarpa fushes are more of a greyesh blue but can vary between flushes and plants, probable due to humidity and temperature changes as you mention. It will be interesting to see how it does in Guadalajara. 

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

Everything used to be clumped under media then was separated out,  and then a name changeor two after that. If they were sold from rps as megacarpa then you have a very nice plant on your hands that should look great in your climate.  

[Tracy]

7 hours ago, TexasColdHardyPalms said:

The color of the cairnsiana is striking in a low humidity environment.  

Yes, great color on that C. cairnsiana!  I'll be interested in seeing what the Cycas megacarpa looks like once the new flush hardens off.  The color obviously can change quite a bit from soft new flushes to the hardened off leaflets.  My Cycas thouarsii x cupida which are flushing right now are a very pale yellow green, but will go blue after hardening.  Not as blue as the C cairnsiana or a pure cupida, but close.

[GDLWyverex]

2 hours ago, TexasColdHardyPalms said:

Everything used to be clumped under media then was separated out,  and then a name changeor two after that. If they were sold from rps as megacarpa then you have a very nice plant on your hands that should look great in your climate.  

I don't question the validity of the name c.megacarpa as even Kew's validtes it as a synonym for c.media, if nothing else. With the advent of "APG IV (2016)" which has changed so many things, eliminating whole families line fabaceae.. where does one go for authoratative name confirmation for our lants? Aparently Kew's is not it.

 

Richard

[Tropicgardener]

Cycas megacarpa can be variable in regards to colouring.......... I drive coal trains and when I was in Gladstone one our runs went through Mount Rainbow which had a large natural population trackside in scrubland on steep rocky cliffs....... Some would flush with a bluish tinge but others would flush green, sometimes side by side.

 

[Tracy]

10 hours ago, Tropicgardener said:

Cycas megacarpa can be variable in regards to colouring.......... I drive coal trains and when I was in Gladstone one our runs went through Mount Rainbow which had a large natural population trackside in scrubland on steep rocky cliffs....... Some would flush with a bluish tinge but others would flush green, sometimes side by side.

Nothing like some in habitat observations!

[GDLWyverex]

I think that my c. megacarpa is just about done whatever it's going to do so here are the final photos

Though it hasn't finished hardening, I doubt that it will change color. As you can see, it is bright green.

No  blue.

It is a wonderful addition to the garden. The majority of its caudex is buried in order to preserve humidity.

 

Richard

 

[Brian]

Richard,

You might have them mixed up. This flush looks like cycas diannanensis to me.

 

[GDLWyverex]

37 minutes ago, Brian said:

Richard,

You might have them mixed up. This flush looks like cycas diannanensis to me.

 

Here is a Photo of this one before cutting off it's fronds and transporting it

It is quite large with fronds in excess of a meter long

Here is a foto of the cycas I thought was Diananensis which is a good deal smaller

Did I get them mixed up?

 

Richard

 

[Brian]

Yes you mixed them up. 

 

[GDLWyverex]

9 hours ago, Brian said:

Yes you mixed them up. 

 

Good to straighten that out

Thanks

 

Richard