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Cycads are an ancient variety of plant, dating back to before the Dinosaurs. There are over 300 different species, and they are found across a wide part of the world. Cycads are often mistaken for palms, or ferns, as there are similarities in appearance, however they are only remotely related.

Many cycads are very suitable for use in gardens and pots, and are known to survive even the harshest climates, from desert to frost. The most commonly used species in modern horticulture are Cycas (such as the Sago Palm), Zamia (such as the Cardboard Palm) and Dioon (such as the Coontie).



Cardboard Palm (Zamia furfuracea)


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The Cardboard Palm belongs to the Cycad family (Cycad is Greek for ‘palm’, as most Cycads bear resemblance to palms). It is native to the warm sandy coastal plains of Mexico. It’s a very distinctive cycad with thick, felty leaves up to 1.2m long that emerge from the middle of the plant, forming a rosette. When grown in bright light, the rosette becomes a 1m high clump of tightly overlapping that can (although slowly) grow to 1.8m in diameter. The leaves are slightly fuzzy and feel a bit like cardboard when rubbed. Foliage emerges from a thick fleshy trunk that serves as water storage in drought.
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Supplied as: small plants, 10-15cm tall 
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