A rare cerotazamia I got a year ago as a one leaf seedling. Iam planting ost of my cerotazamia collection along the  driveway as a low border planting and also in prime viewing of the new coloured flushes, no point in having them at the back of the garden missing the cerotazamia show. Also Thre in a anthurium to add to the anthurium collection that’s also getting planted in the garden so I now finally get to plant some of my collection of plants I have been collecting over the last 5 years. I might as  well start a collection of not only palms but other exotic plants as well. 

Correction Aurantiaca sp 

I'm jealous of your access to the ceratozamia genus, I've managed to acquire a Ceratozamia aurantiaca myself, but it will forever be in a container.

2 hours ago, amh said:

I'm jealous of your access to the ceratozamia genus, I've managed to acquire a Ceratozamia aurantiaca myself, but it will forever be in a container.

I love them the new flush of leaves and the  copper colour is amazing. Someone must have imported a lot of cerotazamia sp into Australia awhile back to have so many varieties available. Most of the one’s I get are from the same supplier 

7 hours ago, amh said:

I'm jealous of your access to the ceratozamia genus, I've managed to acquire a Ceratozamia aurantiaca myself, but it will forever be in a container.

You can put it in the ground . Just put it under tree canopy and bury the caudex. The canopy will protect it from frost in light freezes and burying the caudex  will allow it to come back from bad freezes.

9 hours ago, happypalms said:

I love them the new flush of leaves and the  copper colour is amazing. Someone must have imported a lot of cerotazamia sp into Australia awhile back to have so many varieties available. Most of the one’s I get are from the same supplier 

Yes, I agree that the flush color is amazing on this species. The ceratozamias are readily available in California and Florida, but they are hard to affordably acquire here in Texas.

4 hours ago, Meangreen94z said:

You can put it in the ground . Just put it under tree canopy and bury the caudex. The canopy will protect it from frost in light freezes and burying the caudex  will allow it to come back from bad freezes.

I know Ceratozamia aurantiaca can tolerate conditions below freezing(9b), but I don't think I want to risk the loss. I will be planting some Ceratozamia kuesteriana in the ground.

My lone Ceratozamia aurantiaca  on a dreary December afternoon.

 

4 hours ago, amh said:

My lone Ceratozamia aurantiaca  on a dreary December afternoon.

 

If it’s survived that long to get to that size plant it, or try to get a cheaper more common one and plant that as trial one. 

On 12/15/2024 at 10:44 PM, happypalms said:

If it’s survived that long to get to that size plant it, or try to get a cheaper more common one and plant that as trial one. 

I'm just too cold to risk planting my Ceratozamia aurantiaca, but I will be planting Ceratozamia hildae and Ceratozamia kuesteriana in the ground.

2 hours ago, amh said:

I'm just too cold to risk planting my Ceratozamia aurantiaca, but I will be planting Ceratozamia hildae and Ceratozamia kuesteriana in the ground.

I can relate to that if you had a hundred of them not a problem. But one lone rare plant is another story. 

I've heard hildae is very cold tolerant. I've never had problems with hildae, latifolia, or kuesteriana in a cold part of zone 8b (probably helps they're under evergreen canopy, which keeps the frost off their leaves). I wouldn't say the Ceratozamias are easy to find in Florida, but maybe I'm looking in the wrong places. I would like to plant them in masses, several of each, so I can enjoy all the new flushes at the same time.

4 hours ago, redbeard917 said:

I've heard hildae is very cold tolerant. I've never had problems with hildae, latifolia, or kuesteriana in a cold part of zone 8b (probably helps they're under evergreen canopy, which keeps the frost off their leaves). I wouldn't say the Ceratozamias are easy to find in Florida, but maybe I'm looking in the wrong places. I would like to plant them in masses, several of each, so I can enjoy all the new flushes at the same time.

That’s gods news about cold tolerance. I was never really worried about the cold but it’s good to know they can take a fair bit of cold. There’s only a couple of growers I know who have them for sale. But as you say iam looking in the wrong place as well. I would love hundreds of cerotazamias in my garden as  well I might have to buy some more. 

They grow at a steady pace when put in ground. The flush colors are spectacular.

Their emerging color rivals the best trees fall color. Such a cool bonus. Dioon rio verde is another cool emerging cycad. Any other species with out of this world emergent color?

On 12/20/2024 at 11:45 AM, hinovak said:

Their emerging color rivals the best trees fall color. Such a cool bonus. Dioon rio verde is another cool emerging cycad. Any other species with out of this world emergent color?

Zamia splendens, Zamia roezlii and Zamia purpurea have neat emergent colors. The zamia and ceratozamia genera seem to have the most interesting flush colors.

On 12/18/2024 at 10:29 PM, redbeard917 said:

I've heard hildae is very cold tolerant. I've never had problems with hildae, latifolia, or kuesteriana in a cold part of zone 8b (probably helps they're under evergreen canopy, which keeps the frost off their leaves). I wouldn't say the Ceratozamias are easy to find in Florida, but maybe I'm looking in the wrong places. I would like to plant them in masses, several of each, so I can enjoy all the new flushes at the same time.

 

On 12/19/2024 at 2:41 AM, happypalms said:

That’s gods news about cold tolerance. I was never really worried about the cold but it’s good to know they can take a fair bit of cold. There’s only a couple of growers I know who have them for sale. But as you say iam looking in the wrong place as well. I would love hundreds of cerotazamias in my garden as  well I might have to buy some more. 

From what I have read C. hildae is the most cold hardy followed by mexicana/latifolia and kuesteriana.

Ceratozamia mexicana and Ceratozamia latifolia seem to be commonly mislabeled, so you will need to consult with someone who knows what they are talking about for the proper identification and cold hardiness of these two species.

1 hour ago, amh said:

 

From what I have read C. hildae is the most cold hardy followed by mexicana/latifolia and kuesteriana.

Ceratozamia mexicana and Ceratozamia latifolia seem to be commonly mislabeled, so you will need to consult with someone who knows what they are talking about for the proper identification and cold hardiness of these two species.

Iam stoked they take the cold. There such a lovely plant the ceratozamia genus. I just purchased a 30 year old male and female pair of kuesteriana, so now all I have to do is learn how to pollinate them I will be consulting the gurus on palm talk for that one.