ariscott Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 This is a spectacular thread, thanks everyone for the marvelous photos! Here's my small contribution, from a few of my Cycads: Encephalartos hildebrandtii: You have more than a few, Gileno.... You must like your cycads Regards, Ari Ari & Scott Darwin, NT, Australia -12°32'53" 131°10'20" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gileno Machado Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 This is a spectacular thread, thanks everyone for the marvelous photos! Here's my small contribution, from a few of my Cycads: Encephalartos hildebrandtii: You have more than a few, Gileno.... You must like your cycads Regards, Ari Hello Ari, My love for Cycads is actually recent. I had just a few Cycas revoluta, circinalis and Zamia furfuracea as companion plants to my palms. Some 2 years ago I was offered to buy a small cycad collection from a friend in Recife and then I started buying a few more seeds here and there. These plants are all fascinating and I wish I could visit Australia someday, especially your region, and see all those interesting Cycas in habitat, not to mention the Lepidozamias and Macrozamias further south. Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C 2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-Vero Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 One of my modest and unspectacular coonties with a fresh crop of leaves. The Florida zamias in this bed have grown pretty rapidly and they function in the garden as smallish shrubs that don't need trimming. The females are starting to produce lots of cones and seeds, so if those seeds aren't harvested, there'll be seedlings everywhere. This spring, I've planted three young Coccothrinax among the coonties. Fla. climate center: 100-119 days>85 F USDA 1990 hardiness zone 9B Current USDA hardiness zone 10a 4 km inland from Indian River; 27º N (equivalent to Brisbane) Central Orlando's urban heat island may be warmer than us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiearoids Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 Nice flush on a Zamia verschaffeltii syn splendens . Michael in palm paradise, Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year. Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariscott Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 Hello Ari, My love for Cycads is actually recent. I had just a few Cycas revoluta, circinalis and Zamia furfuracea as companion plants to my palms. Some 2 years ago I was offered to buy a small cycad collection from a friend in Recife and then I started buying a few more seeds here and there. These plants are all fascinating and I wish I could visit Australia someday, especially your region, and see all those interesting Cycas in habitat, not to mention the Lepidozamias and Macrozamias further south. Come on down, Gileno... We have been getting a few visitors lately. It is nice to see people in person. Regards, Ari Ari & Scott Darwin, NT, Australia -12°32'53" 131°10'20" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghar41 Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 Im very excited about my Dioon purpusii and its 5 leaf flush! Glenn Modesto, California Sunset Zone 14 USDA 9b Low Temp. 19F/-7C 12-20-1990 High Temp. 111F/43C 07-23-2006 Annual Average Precipitation 13.12 inches/yr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Sparkman Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Hey Bill, so I am a bit slow with the comedy .....chuckle,chuckle Maybe I have to get off my hill more (and I am sure there is a way to twist that too). Anyway - Here are three pictures that are 10-12 days apart. Although by name nothing special this plant is one of my favorite. It is holding 4 sets of leaves plus the new one. The leafbases of the oldest flush emerge from the mulch about 4 inches away from the visible caudex. The caudex is about 18 inches in diameter and the leaves are 4-5 feet long. Happy growing, George Sparkman Cycads-n-Palms.com Happy growing, George Sparkman Cycads-n-Palms.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 That looks like one heck of a specimen George... NICE ! I'd love to see it in person... I've tried calling you a few times, wanting to come out and buy a few things on your list... and see what you've got, but I've had no luck getting an answer... Anyway here is a progress shot of my C. Cairnsiana. Dave C. Cairnsiana ( Sp. Mt Surprise ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 and one more... C. Cairnsiana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Sparkman Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Sorry Dave, I am really trying to get better (much better) in that area. Happy growing, George Sparkman Cycads-n-Palms.com Happy growing, George Sparkman Cycads-n-Palms.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumognat Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 I picked up this cycad from a small nursery; it was buried under the leaves of a bunch of other plants that were all under a large mango tree. It caught my eye because of the cool purple-green color. The broken tag said "mannii"....so, I'm thinking it's encephalartos lehmanni? I don't know much about cycads, but I think it's happier out in full sun now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Sparkman Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Could very well be an E.lehmannii grown in very deep shade (darkness). The new leaf looks very good & healthy to me. Happy growing, George Sparkman Cycads-n-Palms.com Happy growing, George Sparkman Cycads-n-Palms.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Sparkman Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 This one of the fastest growing groups Encephalartos I have. There is a good chance these will turn bluish with age. The E.altensteinii x trispinosus (a few posts back) was totally green until 4-5 flushes ago (it does flush twice a year). Happy flushing, George Sparkman Cycads-n-Palms.com Happy growing, George Sparkman Cycads-n-Palms.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverGrown Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Sagos in different stages of flushing throughout the garden. LA | NY | OC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverGrown Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Z. furfuracea D. spinolosum LA | NY | OC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 C. cairnsiana looking beautiful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 E. Diet Rietiefii in new flush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 couple Zamias (not mine) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virtualpalm Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 couple Zamias (not mine) Geoff, nice photos of Zamia splendens and Z. imperialis. I noticed they were both copyrighted by "palmbob" from davesgarden.com. Judging by the arrangement of the raised beds and the gravel pathways in a large shade structure, they appear to have been taken at Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Thailand. Jody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cycadcenter Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 couple Zamias (not mine) Geoff, nice photos of Zamia splendens and Z. imperialis. I noticed they were both copyrighted by "palmbob" from davesgarden.com. Judging by the arrangement of the raised beds and the gravel pathways in a large shade structure, they appear to have been taken at Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Thailand. Jody Jody Geoff = palmbob The same Geoff who does all the wonderful cycad and palm drawings for books such as "The Cycads" Now living the life in Childers, Queensland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virtualpalm Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 couple Zamias (not mine) Geoff, nice photos of Zamia splendens and Z. imperialis. I noticed they were both copyrighted by "palmbob" from davesgarden.com. Judging by the arrangement of the raised beds and the gravel pathways in a large shade structure, they appear to have been taken at Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Thailand. Jody Jody Geoff = palmbob The same Geoff who does all the wonderful cycad and palm drawings for books such as "The Cycads" Thanks for pointing that out, Bruce. I know Geoff quite well. I had often wondered who "palmbob" was... and now I know! When he said "not mine," I thought he was referring to both the photos and the plants. You gotta admit, though, that it was a pretty good call on the Nong Nooch location for those photos -- especially for someone who hasn't actually been there (yet!). My apologies to Sr. Geoff! Jody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS Man about Palms Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Saw this today on a Macrozamia "Jurian Bay" I had almost given up for dead... Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time. "The great workman of nature is time." , "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience." -George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon- I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 I am no Zamia expert... and not sure the folks at nong Nooch always get it right, either... these plants were identied as Zamia purpurea and Zamia skinneri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Sparkman Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 I am no Zamia expert... and not sure the folks at nong Nooch always get it right, either... these plants were identied as Zamia purpurea and Zamia skinneri. Hi Geoff, when you took the photo of the Z.imperialis it was still known as Z.skinneri. Happy shooting (photos that is), George Sparkman Cycads-n-Palms.com Happy growing, George Sparkman Cycads-n-Palms.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virtualpalm Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 Geoff, you're right... the first one is Z. purpurea! George is also right, in that Z. imperialis is a new name that my colleagues and I recently gave to the large-leafleted, red-emergent plants from north-central Atlantic Panama -- because in our research we determined that the name Z. skinneri actually applies to the green-emergent populations on mainland Bocas del Toro, Panama, and that the red-emergent species had no formal name. Jody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakypalmguy Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Encephalartos natalensis "Vryheid" just starting to pump. Here it is on the left before it started pushing with the same type of Cycad on the right just hardening a three leaf projectile Dioon merolae with some fuz covered ICBM's Closer Matt in Temecula, CA Hot and dry in the summer, cold with light frost in the winter. Halfway between the desert and ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Progress shot of my Cycas Cairnsiana... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakypalmguy Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 That cairnsiana is sweet Dave. I've tried a few seedlings, but have killed them both. Matt in Temecula, CA Hot and dry in the summer, cold with light frost in the winter. Halfway between the desert and ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJG Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Amatuer! That cairnsiana is sweet Dave. I've tried a few seedlings, but have killed them both. LenVista, CA (Zone 10a)Shadowridge Area"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."-- Alfred Austin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakypalmguy Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Amatuer! That cairnsiana is sweet Dave. I've tried a few seedlings, but have killed them both. Matt in Temecula, CA Hot and dry in the summer, cold with light frost in the winter. Halfway between the desert and ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 That cairnsiana is sweet Dave. I've tried a few seedlings, but have killed them both. Any thoughts on why..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakypalmguy Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 That cairnsiana is sweet Dave. I've tried a few seedlings, but have killed them both. Any thoughts on why..? Both have been very small seedling that I should not have put in the ground. I've had good luck with other seedlings going straight in the ground, but not with these. I'm suspecting overhead water is the culprit from my sprinklers. I have another cairnsiana seedling that has about a 3/4" caudex that I will leave in the pot untill it get's a bit more size. And actually one is still in the ground and appears to still be alive, it just has not pushed a leaf in a year, so maybe, I've only killed one. Only time will tell. Matt Matt in Temecula, CA Hot and dry in the summer, cold with light frost in the winter. Halfway between the desert and ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virtualpalm Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Dioon merolae with some fuz covered ICBM's Matt, Are you sure your plant is a D. merolae? Everything about it looks like D. edule to me. Can you send a closeup shot of the median leaflets? Jody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 That cairnsiana is sweet Dave. I've tried a few seedlings, but have killed them both. Any thoughts on why..? Both have been very small seedling that I should not have put in the ground. I've had good luck with other seedlings going straight in the ground, but not with these. I'm suspecting overhead water is the culprit from my sprinklers. I have another cairnsiana seedling that has about a 3/4" caudex that I will leave in the pot untill it get's a bit more size. And actually one is still in the ground and appears to still be alive, it just has not pushed a leaf in a year, so maybe, I've only killed one. Only time will tell. Matt Matt can you have the blue Encephalartos in the ground where you are..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Case Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 couple Zamias (not mine) Geoff, nice photos of Zamia splendens and Z. imperialis. I noticed they were both copyrighted by "palmbob" from davesgarden.com. Judging by the arrangement of the raised beds and the gravel pathways in a large shade structure, they appear to have been taken at Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Thailand. Jody Jody, Geoff is Palmbob.... John Case Brentwood CA Owner and curator of Hana Keu Garden USDA Zone 9b more or less, Sunset Zone 14 in winter 9 in summer "Its always exciting the first time you save the world. Its a real thrill!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakypalmguy Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 That cairnsiana is sweet Dave. I've tried a few seedlings, but have killed them both. Any thoughts on why..? Both have been very small seedling that I should not have put in the ground. I've had good luck with other seedlings going straight in the ground, but not with these. I'm suspecting overhead water is the culprit from my sprinklers. I have another cairnsiana seedling that has about a 3/4" caudex that I will leave in the pot untill it get's a bit more size. And actually one is still in the ground and appears to still be alive, it just has not pushed a leaf in a year, so maybe, I've only killed one. Only time will tell. Matt Matt can you have the blue Encephalartos in the ground where you are..? Yes, they do fine here. Matt in Temecula, CA Hot and dry in the summer, cold with light frost in the winter. Halfway between the desert and ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakypalmguy Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Jody, I went out this morning and took a closer shot of one of the leaves on my Cycad. When you say "median leaflets", I assume you mean the leaflets in the middle of the leaf? Or is my rookieness showing again Matt in Temecula, CA Hot and dry in the summer, cold with light frost in the winter. Halfway between the desert and ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virtualpalm Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Jody, I went out this morning and took a closer shot of one of the leaves on my Cycad. When you say "median leaflets", I assume you mean the leaflets in the middle of the leaf? Or is my rookieness showing again Yeah, I guess that could be D. merolae now that I see a closeup of the leaflets (and yes, median refers to the leaflets in the middle of the leaf). Is that plant growing in full sun? Jody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakypalmguy Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Jody, I went out this morning and took a closer shot of one of the leaves on my Cycad. When you say "median leaflets", I assume you mean the leaflets in the middle of the leaf? Or is my rookieness showing again Yeah, I guess that could be D. merolae now that I see a closeup of the leaflets (and yes, median refers to the leaflets in the middle of the leaf). Is that plant growing in full sun? Jody Jody, I just purchased it 2 weeks ago, but I think it was either in full sun, or light shade grown locally. It will be planted in full sun (like everything else at my place as I have virtually no canopy yet). I'll post another pic of the new flush when it hardens off. Matt Matt in Temecula, CA Hot and dry in the summer, cold with light frost in the winter. Halfway between the desert and ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropicalb Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Cycas tansachana update pic: New E. kisambo cones: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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