My largest Lepidiozamia peroffskyana has formed a new cone again.  It has gotten into a pattern of a flush and then a cone once every year.  Its a female, and is opening up to add some interesting color too.  I like the way that the cone opens in the spiral pattern. With its deep green, relatively soft leaflets and unarmored petioles, it isn't the same problem to brush up against it like many cycads.  While it does take up a good size footprint, its a nice companion plant to the palms in the garden with the added benefit of needing less water than most of my palms. 

That looks like a boy. You can even see the pollen sacks in the picture.  Tom

Thank you for the correction Tom!  I thought I remembered that it was female when I looked up photos when it first opened, but you are absolutely correct.... from PASCOA's description:

Male cones open up in an unusual spiral fashion and distend when about to shed pollen

Wish I could correct the listing, but I guess we will have to wait for someone to post a female cone now.  Again, thank's for stepping in to correct my error!

26 minutes ago, cycadjungle said:

That looks like a boy. You can even see the pollen sacks in the picture.  Tom

The other pieces of my comments stand, they are "friendly" cycads if you have room for them. 

How about a full monty shot, Tracy?

20 hours ago, Ben in Norcal said:

How about a full monty shot, Tracy?

Full disclosure now....

Gorgeous...surprised it is in full sun but you look to be right on the coast?

Nice looking plant for full sun. I have a picture of a female cone but it us in a computer that I'm having problems with.

3 hours ago, Ben in Norcal said:

surprised it is in full sun but you look to be right on the coast?

Yes, in Leucadia I am just a short walk to the beach, but a little further back in Carlsbad, but still less than a mile as the crow flies from the beach.  I'm growing a couple of Lepidiozamias in Carlsbad too, but they really stalled when adjacent palms started shading them.  I've thought about pulling them out in Carlsbad and planting something more shade loving, but I'll wait a couple more years.  Perhaps because of the proximity to the coast, I need to give them more sun for the heat.  When they get too much shade, it may not be warm enough for them I'm guessing.  In late spring and early summer, we often have a marine layer during part of the day, which takes time to burn off.  Meanwhile, just a little further inland, it can be clear blue skies.

Looks great!!!!  Any idea of the caudex size when it first coned? I have two larger ones that look to be close to that size, albeit not in the ground. 

19 minutes ago, TexasColdHardyPalms said:

 Any idea of the caudex size when it first coned?

I don't recall exactly, but from memory I'll guess it was around 7"-8".  It still hasn't developed any height yet as you can see, so it's still getting wider.  At some point, I will have to go through old photos to see if I can find a photo of the first cone on it and "guess-timate" the size.