Cycad cones and flushes

[Dan64]

Dioon edule coming along nicely 

[JohnAndSancho]

On 1/23/2026 at 4:03 PM, Dan64 said:

Dioon edule coming along nicely 

Nice. Def on my bucket list. Seed grown?

[Dan64]

1 hour ago, JohnAndSancho said:

Nice. Def on my bucket list. Seed grown?

Yes but not by me lol It’s still young enough to have its seed still though. I do have some germinating right now though 

[Dan64]

Dioon merolae getting its first frond

[DippyD]

The SoCal mid winter munch making a go at it. 

[Gardner]

HI All, long time lurker, first time poster.

Thought I'd post some new growth to keep you going through your quiet season.

Cycas Thouarsii

Emerging leaf on a Ferox

I removed the old leaves when the new leaves started flushing on this Lehmanii as they were 3 seasons old and a bit shabby. Plant had coned 3 seasons in a row and only put flushes on puppies which I removed this past winter. More puppies already showing again can be seen on the caudex.

 

Cycas Petraea coming along.

 

[happypalms]

Lepidozamia hopei 

[Gardner]

12 hours ago, happypalms said:

Lepidozamia hopei 

Nice, Peroffskyana cone for comparison

[Gardner]

Whitelockii shooting for the stars

[Boca Palms]

Flush on my Cycas Cairnsiana. I guess it's surviving the cold.

[happypalms]

8 hours ago, Gardner said:

Nice, Peroffskyana cone for comparison

Beautiful and it’s an old one at that! 

[happypalms]

Dioon spinolosum after 26 years first cone, I think it’s a male? 

[Dan64]

2 hours ago, happypalms said:

Dioon spinolosum after 26 years first cone, I think it’s a male? 

It’s a male 

[DippyD]

Mid winter munchii.

[Billeb]

49 minutes ago, DippyD said:

Mid winter munchii.

Looks killer Brett!! 🙌🏻

-dale 

[Gardner]

On 2/2/2026 at 8:40 AM, happypalms said:

Beautiful and it’s an old one at that! 

Thanks @happypalms its about 23 years old grown from a seedling. While I'm at it, just curious if yours suck all the energy out of their leaves before coning. This is the 3rd time this has coned and it has done it every time.

While I'm the subject of this plant can anybody identify the fern that decided to spontaneously colonize the caudex. It has got to a Revoluta next to it but hasn't caught on to the Cumminis in front yet. It doesn't appear to have slowed down the Peroffkyana but curious if I should stop the progression.

[Gardner]

On 2/2/2026 at 12:28 AM, Gardner said:

Whitelockii shooting for the stars

Just passed the space station and heading out 🙂

[happypalms]

1 hour ago, Gardner said:

Thanks @happypalms its about 23 years old grown from a seedling. While I'm at it, just curious if yours suck all the energy out of their leaves before coning. This is the 3rd time this has coned and it has done it every time.

While I'm the subject of this plant can anybody identify the fern that decided to spontaneously colonize the caudex. It has got to a Revoluta next to it but hasn't caught on to the Cumminis in front yet. It doesn't appear to have slowed down the Peroffkyana but curious if I should stop the progression.

No I don’t have the problem of yellowing when they cone. Could be that your plant needs is a long way from and lacking the nutrients required when in cone. I have one advantage and that is there native to area so rather spoilt in that they are virtually growing wild on my doorstep so to speak. That fern does look like an Australian native? 

[Gardner]

1 minute ago, happypalms said:

No I don’t have the problem of yellowing when they cone. Could be that your plant needs is a long way from and lacking the nutrients required when in cone. I have one advantage and that is there native to area so rather spoilt in that they are virtually growing wild on my doorstep so to speak. That fern does look like an Australian native? 

You might be right, I have left it to its own devices as it seems to do well left alone but could probably do with a bit more feeding.