Tropicals > Zamia > Zamia furfuracea > Zamia furfuracea
Zamia furfuracea
Cardboard Cycad, Cardboard Plant
Origin: Native to southeastern Veracruz state in Eastern Mexico.
| Family |
| Zamiaceae |
| Genus |
| Zamia |
| Species |
| furfuracea |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9b - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H1c |
| Height |
| 1-2 m |
| Spread |
| 1.5 - 2.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| The rigid, woody, medium-green foliage of the Cardboard Plant emerges from a large underground storage root and forms a loose, spreading, symmetrical rosette. |
| Landscape |
| Border, mass-planting, container or above-ground planters, specimen plant, and suitable for growing indoors. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in full sun or shade, Cardboard Plant tolerates a variety of well-drained soils. |
| Shape |
| Round. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Florida red scale. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Not showy; typically multi-trunked or clumping stems. |
| Leaf Description |
| Not showy, even-pinnately compound, obovate in shape, 10 to 20 cm Leaf blade length. |
| Flower Description |
| Showy; 5 - 15 cm long; elongated in shape and red in colour. |
| Fruit Description |
| Coarse. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida, United State of America. |
| Propagation |
| By seed or division. |
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