Any idea what this might be?

Thanks,

Jody

Any idea what this might be?

Thanks,

Jody

Wow... No takers on this one?

Any idea what this might be?

Thanks,

Jody

Wow... No takers on this one?

A very nicely grown and healthy encephalartos!

Jody

That appears to be a special cycad. I would recommend you buy it asap! I'm pretty much stumped on it. Closest thing in my opinion would be Kissambo but there are many differeances. I don't see the classic 2-3 spines on the inner leaflet close to the petiole. Also kissambo have bright yellow cones and this is apple green like a whitelockii cone. Its also definitely not a tegualaneus as they have bright orange cones and different leaves. I think its either a hybrid, or a strange variation of a congo green, OR perhaps a mystery unidentified congo green species. I bet there are many unidentified giant greens lurking out there in sacred tribal lands still. Get it! Wha cha waitin foo?

Check out this new leaf... Three times bigger than the others.

Edited December 6, 201213 yr by Palm crazy

Jody

That appears to be a special cycad. I would recommend you buy it asap! I'm pretty much stumped on it. Closest thing in my opinion would be Kissambo but there are many differeances. I don't see the classic 2-3 spines on the inner leaflet close to the petiole. Also kissambo have bright yellow cones and this is apple green like a whitelockii cone. Its also definitely not a tegualaneus as they have bright orange cones and different leaves. I think its either a hybrid, or a strange variation of a congo green, OR perhaps a mystery unidentified congo green species. I bet there are many unidentified giant greens lurking out there in sacred tribal lands still. Get it! Wha cha waitin foo?

The plant is now in my collection. I went and picked it up today, and it is quite a bit larger than I remembered it after it was loaded in my truck (caudex around 12" diam. and leaves extending past the open tailgate in a 15 gal. pot). Unfortunately, the cone broke off when they were moving it around, but the attached photo gives you a better idea of the size of the cone (next to my size 10 sneaker).

Jody

Awesome George,what is this?.

Any idea what this might be?

Thanks,

Jody

Wow... No takers on this one?

A very nicely grown and healthy encephalartos!

Definitely an Encephalartos! I think that it is one of the big types.

I would guess natalensis, very nice and healthy plant

hybrid trans x woodii close up

Edited December 11, 201213 yr by Palmzilla

Trans x woodii

Any idea what this might be?

Thanks,

Jody

Wow... No takers on this one?

gratus x hilde or hilde x gratus

hybrid trans x woodii close up

Nice detail shot Braden.

Young male E Whitelockii flush half way there @ 1.5mtrs so far, its got a Big Female behind him.

alright everyone, im sure youve seen a few postings here and there of some of my cycads i had some free time this morning and was able to go around and snap most of the garden, i will try to keep it strickly cycads as a few palms might sneak in but will post those on my before and after yard shots. anyways hope you guys enjoy..

here is a "true blue" arenarius that has finally started its journey and a smaller one after trying to keep up...

these are your normal form some showing a little more of a blue shade than others but make amazing landscape beauties...

here are a few horridus in a small colony and if you enjoy blue cycads these are a must have!!

here is a smaller middlebergensis trying to make more of a mature leaf and getting the upright leaflets...

here are a couple longifulus "jubertina" form or "blue" form so many names and varieties but another awesome looking plant!

here is a smaller princeps starting to finally grow up......

here is a lehamnii,

this is a "blue" munchii, which is blue when it makes a new flush and slowly fades throughout the year until the next flush arrives...

here is a larger and a smaller trispinosus.....the smaler one which is making a mid winter flush...

here is a dyeranius that i obtained and finally made a flush of leaves after being re rooted...

and this is my current work in progress and look forward to these growing up in the years to come.....

Those are some really beautiful cycads!!! I really love that E. longifolius

yeah matt they are awesome plants, if you dont have any planted you should get a few in the ground, you would be surprised how fast some of these grow after the golfball size

Looking good, looks like that mulch is helping

Whitelockii and the seven cones

This E.princeps was pollinated yesterday.

Here is a female E.arenarius flanked by two female E.whitelockii.

Beautiful plants and cones, George.

Jody

Here is a nice winter flush on a E.sclavoi in a 15g in full sun.

This E.princeps was pollinated yesterday.

How large do these have to get before they begin to cone? Very nice plant!!

Young Zam. manicata boy cones , gee these are fast growing here !

Looks like I was successful in pollinating Zam.purpurea ..

Dad has shot out a new leaf to celebrate .

Great looking plants (& pictures) Michael !

I just love those colours and I wish I could grow Zamias like that.

Zamia spartea ,

2 males flowering ,

fingers crossed the much larger one left will be a girl .

Thanks George , we have a saying here ....

horses for courses ...

most African spp. just do not do well in wet tropical conditions .

and are out of my price range .

Very nice!!!! Got to love the dual cones! On an awesome plant!!