General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 4 to 6 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Will lose it's leaves when temps drop below 20ºF.
Fruit: Showy
Other: Large cones
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: May take 2 to 3 months or more for germination to occur.
Miscellaneous: Dioecious
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Vulnerable
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Common names
  • Cycad
  • Palmilla
  • Merole's Mexican Sago Palm

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Photo courtesy of: Ivo Antusek www.biolib.cz
Location: Sarasota, FL
Date: 2015-04-30
At Selby Gardens
Location: Mexico
Date: 2012-03-25
Location: Mercer Botanical Garden  Houston, Tx
Date: 2014-05-22
Location: Mercer Botanical Garden  Houston, Tx
Date: 2014-05-22

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