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Two Zamias at my neurologist's office

PalmatierMeg

By PalmatierMeg
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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Coming out from my neurologist's office this afternoon I saw a small area over grown with weeds, Sabal volunteers and two cycads, one very large, the other much smaller. I think they are Zamia genus but am unsure what species, possibly furfuracea. Any ideas?

Zamia #1 the large one

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Zamia #2 the small one

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Merlyn Grand Master

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I'd say both are Furfuracea.  Those can get pretty monstrous in size, I saw a complete 6-8' tall hedgeline of them!

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Zamia furfuracea is a clumping cycad and is often used in street plantings. Some were planted along the median strip of a busy road in a town near here. It's about head high and acts as a barricade forcing people to use the pedestrian crossing at the traffic lights. Looks better than a metal fence.

 

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Thanks, all. Zamias like the big one would make make great border plants to deter trespassers. Not as messy and more aggressive than the hapless Chrysalidocarpus lutescens

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Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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