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Nov 16, 2016 2:30 PM CST
Name: tarev
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You got a good plant there jmtoni! Looks like a Zamia furfuracea and I love Zamia furfuracea! But it does not seem to be one, looking at how the leaves shape grows and how it is arranged on the leaf stalk. I have observed mine to grow pinnate - side by side in pairs-.

I guess you can keep your plant in bonsai form, as long as you keep it in its small container as long as you can. But they are so pretty once it grows bigger, it has its own tropical look.
And for now grow it like a Zamia furfuracea, till you get the more accurate name for it.

When I repotted mine, I raised the caudex a bit.
This is how mine looked like after its initial repot last March 2014:
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To give you an idea how big it can grow, given more light and warmth:
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In my area it makes new leaf stalks during the hottest time of the year. I grow mine outdoors year round, have to make media very well draining since we get more rains in winter.

The new leaf growth are still soft, but as it opens up and matures more, it becomes stiff like cardboard.
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