Cycad cones and flushes

[virtualpalm]

With the warm, mild winter and all the rain this year my Cycads are starting to go off early. Here are a few pics I took today. The first one is a Ceratozamia Sp. I was given 2 pups years ago by a client who was given pups many years before that. Now one of mine has pups all the way around it . Anyhows I was hoping Jody or one of the other experts could give me an ID. on this one. It has a beautifull lime green flush. I don't believe it is Mexicana as the leaflets seem too wide and I believe Latifolia has a bronze push.

Thanks Stevo

Stevo, your plant looks like the one known as Ceratozamia sp. 'El Mirador'. I have a male and female about the same size as yours. Very nice plant!

Jody

Edited April 6, 2010 by virtualpalm

[Urban Rainforest]

With the warm, mild winter and all the rain this year my Cycads are starting to go off early. Here are a few pics I took today. The first one is a Ceratozamia Sp. I was given 2 pups years ago by a client who was given pups many years before that. Now one of mine has pups all the way around it . Anyhows I was hoping Jody or one of the other experts could give me an ID. on this one. It has a beautifull lime green flush. I don't believe it is Mexicana as the leaflets seem too wide and I believe Latifolia has a bronze push.

Thanks Stevo

Stevo, your plant looks like the one known as Ceratozamia sp. 'El Mirador'. I have a male and female about the same size as yours. Very nice plant!

Jody

Thanks Jody! The one I pictured has'nt coned yet but the other one I have is a male.

Stevo

[Urban Rainforest]

I'm starting to get alot of Cycads throwing right now which is kinda surprising cuz it's been a pretty cool spring for the most part at my house. Lots of stuff I have in pots is starting to throw but here are a few pics of some of my favorites in the ground. Here is an Encephalartos Arenarius I planted last year with a fresh flush. Arenarius are fast!

Stevo

[Urban Rainforest]

My Kisambo is enjoying the may gray as they come from cloud forest.

[Urban Rainforest]

If this does'nt look like George's dwarf blue Arenarius then I need glasses The leaves on this plant are identical to my green Arenarius (twice as wide leaflets than my other Horridus) and it grows as fast as an Arenarius. It flushes twice a year and has gone from a ping pong ball caudex to a Grapefruit size caudex in 3 years! Here she is.

[Urban Rainforest]

And here is a close up showing it just starting to flush.

Stevo

[Urban Rainforest]

And here is one of my favorite flushes for the nice color . Ceratozamia Kuesteriana Lets see whats flushing in your gardens .

Stevo

[George Sparkman]

Sorry Stevo,

you will need glasses.

Put the two pix side by side.

Happy looking,

George Sparkman

Cycads-n-Palms.com

[freakypalmguy]

Most excellent Stevo.

Here is a picture of Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi puting out a five leaf flush.

and this Cycas revoluta X guizhouensis has been pumping out a mass of cataphylls over the last week, looks like it will erupt any day

closer

[Urban Rainforest]

Sorry Stevo,

you will need glasses.

Put the two pix side by side.

Happy looking,

George Sparkman

Cycads-n-Palms.com

Thanks George, I guess it was wishfull thinking on my part . That dwarf blue Arenarius of yours is sweet!

Stevo

[Urban Rainforest]

Matt, Good stuff! I'm especially liking that Freddy G.

Stevo

[tropicbreeze]

Cycas armstrongii flushes

C. armstrongii double header flushing with in tandem looping

C. conferta flush

[freakypalmguy]

Wow, those are some amazing Cycas TB, do you have any shots with the leaves hardened?

[BS Man about Palms]

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[freakypalmguy]

and this Cycas revoluta X guizhouensis has been pumping out a mass of cataphylls over the last week, looks like it will erupt any day

Well I just noticed why this one looked like it was going to put out a bulbous flush,

[tropicbreeze]

Wow, those are some amazing Cycas TB, do you have any shots with the leaves hardened?

Cycas armstrongii

Cycas conferta

And just another "different" view of a Cycas armstrongii flush

[Urban Rainforest]

TB, Those Cycas are looking awesome and Matt, congrats on the coneage!

Stevo

[pogobob]

Great photos all. Stevo, that looks like the real deal true blue araenarius!

[Palm crazy]

Here's a few young Taitungensis X Guizhouensis Hybrid, three years in the ground and loss 80% of foliage with a few record lows in Dec 09.

This cycad hybrid is one of the best for cooler places like the UK or PNW. Does not need much heat to grow.

[Urban Rainforest]

This is one of my favorite Cycads. Sky blue and fast! In the first pic look how the leaflets are stacked.

Stevo

[Urban Rainforest]

Ceratozamia Kuesteriana

[Urban Rainforest]

Dioon Merolae getting It's flush on.

[PalmsZA]

Wow, you gotta love the local blue beauties!!! Thanks for those pics Stevo!

[yachtingone]

These two pics of my Encephalartos munchii were taken on 10/12/20. The leaves are kinda blue.

These two pics were taken on 10/17/08. Just 5 days later and a bit more color!

I took the pics below yesterday of my E. munchii starting to flush. The pics above are of the same E. munchii in 2008. This plant is ready to explode! More pics to come.

The top pic is one of my E. horridus flushing. I would like to know how to tell the difference from a dwarf form from normal form of E. horridus.

[Urban Rainforest]

Good stuff Randy! That Munchii is really blowing up! Be sure to post pics after she throws. As far as the dwarf Horridus I was wondering the same thing. I bought a dwarf that looks about the same as my regulars .

Stevo

[xerophyte_nyc]

My E horridus getting ready for action:

[8er-moni]

:drool: Great plant - great pics!!!!

My litte Bowenia spectabilis

gets now the second leaf :lol:

[George Sparkman]

Of all places to be coming from I really love the picture in post #426 from Long Island !

Way to go Xerophyte NYC

Here is a Lati with rubbery new leaves.

Happy growing,

George Sparkman

Cycads-n-Palms.com

[George Sparkman]

I like the color on this one.

I went back and took another picture because I thought something went wrong but the caudex is actually that colorful.

Happy growing,

George Sparkman

Cycads-n-Palms.com

[Gbarce]

What I am hoping is the "golden form" of Cycas Revoluta.

I saw a picture of it in "The odd forms of Cycas Revoluta" in the Pacsoa site.

It sort of looks like it -- but then agin it could just be nutrient deficient.

Needs to be observed more to be sure.

I may have to wait till the next flush of leaves to confirm

[Gbarce]

Here's a closer look at the crown

[Gbarce]

Closer look at the leaflets.

The Pacsoa site says that the leaflets will eventually turn green and this sulfer yellow corlor is just for the flushing of the new leaves

[Gbarce]

Cycas siamensis with fully open new leaves

[Gbarce]

The chambeyronia at the back is also competing for attention with its red leaf

[Gbarce]

My tiny Variegated Cycas Revoluta is also about to throw out 2 new leaves

[Gbarce]

Something went curly with the leaflets of this Zamia sp.

Is this s sign of sickness?

[Gbarce]

It would be cool if this was actually a mutation and all of its leaflets turned out like this.

I think Encephalartos ferox has some sort of variations similar to this.

[UnderAPalmNapping]

Here's my first attempt at uploading pics. I noticed several Revolutas in the area starting to push cones and meant to go take some pics as they progressed. Well I swear I looked back what seemed to be 3 days later,and they already popped.

My mind maybe playing tricks on me but do they pop up that quick? Anyway it seems all the revolutas in the area blossomed at the same time,and size. Maybe I am just noticing as I am new to the cycad addiction but seems like an extremely prolific year !

Hope these pics come through...

[UnderAPalmNapping]

Something went curly with the leaflets of this Zamia sp.

Gene, What type of Zamia is that? It looks kinda variegated, but can't tell if the leaves have grooves as well...I checked you blog and your tremendous garden...Just beautiful!

[Gbarce]

Underapalm napping - I think its a Zamia neurophyllida- one of the corrugated leaf varieties. It's not variegeted though.