Australian Cycads

[Brian Bruning]

I saw a couple of pics on the internet of Livistona mariae and some cycads growing in a desert palm valley in central Australia. Can anyone identify the cycads? They'd be good for Palm Springs since the climate is about the same.

[Brian Bruning]

Here is a pic of the Livistona mariae that grow in the same valley.

[LJG]

Hmmm. I am sure some Aussies can clarify, but it sure looks like Macrozamia macdonnellii. If it is, good luck getting it. It is one of my Holy Grail plants and impossible to find and if you do, it is not cheap.

[Gtlevine]

That is exactly what those are, Macrozamia Macdonnellii. This is one of the most beautiful cycads in the world and very hard to find. I got one a couple years ago and it is growing wonderfully, very blue siver leaves. It must be planted in very sandy and granular soils and in hot climates. It does great in inland So Cal where I live.

Gary

[Gan Eden]

Would be nice if they were available commercially.