Zamia encephalartoides in the garden

[Al in Kona]

Happy to have a Zamia encephalartoides growing well in the garden.

[Tracy]

Great looking specimen.  Your plant shows that it's appropriately named.  The smaller plants I have seen have been less appealing, but after seeing yours, I may have to track down a small one and be patient!

[Palm Tree Jim]

Very nice Zamia!

[LJG]

These are a tough grow in the ground here Tracy. They come from a hot area in Columbia. Mine looses its leaves every year from the winter. Even after justn35-36 degree weather. Right now mine is just a caudex awaiting a new flush. I might dig it up and put it in a pot and see if that helps. 

Al, yours looks great. Has it coned?

[Tracy]

6 hours ago, LJG said:

These are a tough grow in the ground here Tracy.

Thanks for the tip on that Len.  All my Zamia's are still in pots, I think of them as being a lot more tender than Encephalartos and Cycas, but I need to break out from that.  Perhaps Z encephalartos shouldn't be the first Zamia I try to put in the ground here.  Al's certainly looks good, so you can see why I am tempted.

[Al in Kona]

Thanks for comments guys.  No mine has not yet coned.  Rarely gets supplemental water, only lightly fertilized once but I do try to keep a light mulch around it .

 

[Tracy]

On 7/16/2016, 9:20:50, Al in Kona said:

Rarely gets supplemental water, only lightly fertilized once but I do try to keep a light mulch around it .

Your 900 - 1150 mm average rainfall is still substantially more than our average (Len's and mine here in San Diego), so we would definitely need to supplement the rainfall with irrigation.  We also get the rain during the season it doesn't want it, and are dry when it most likely wants the water (summer).  Still after seeing yours, its tempting...

[Navarro]

Recientemente compré está zamia encephalartoides y me resulta extraño ver hilos generalmente de encephalartos y ninguno exclusivamente de zamias o al menos más publicaciones de estas , cultivo algunas zamias desde hace bastante poco , la mayoría son del caribe pero desde hace algún tiempo me llamaba la atención zamia encephalartoides como con todas mi intención es bajarlas algún día en el suelo pero con esta tengo mis dudas por la casi nula experiencia de esta en cultivo , si existenten más cultivadores que por favor publiquen su experiencia !!!