Clients’ Landscape Guide to Drought-Tolerant Cycads
Look for these icons ☻ ☼ ☻ ▲ to see if the Cycad is: Cold/frost-tolerant☻ Full-sun/heat-tolerant ☼ Shade-loving☻ Coastal/Morning Sun Loving▲
Genus/ Species Examples Ceratozamia--Shade- Loving & Cold-Tolerant Informal, arching leaves. Prefer afternoon shade.
Desirable species: • Ceratozamia hildae☻☻ ▲ • Ceratozamia mexicana☻☻▲ • Ceratozamia latifolia☻☻▲
• Ceratozamia robusta ☻▲ Ceratozamia latifolia☻☻▲ Ceratozamia mexicana☻☻▲ Ceratozamia hildae☻☻▲ Cycas – Sun-Loving & Cold-Tolerant
Medium sized tighter smaller symmetrical leaves.
Desirable species: • Cycas revoluta☻☼ ☻▲ • Cycas panzhihuaensis☻☼ ▲ • Cycas taitungensis☻☼☻▲ Cycas panzhihuaensis☻☼ ▲ Cycas revoluta ☻☼☻▲ Cycas taitungensis☻☼☻▲ Cycas – Shade-Loving, Uncommon species with moderate cold tolerance
Medium-to-large-sized with longer leaves. Desirable species: • Cycas currannii ☻▲ • Cycas litoralis ☻▲ • Cycas pectinata ☻▲
• Cycas petraea/Wilailak☻☻ Cycas currannii ☻▲ Cycas litoralis ☻▲ Cycas thouarsii ☼ ☻▲ Cycas – Shade-Loving, Rare species
Medium-to-larger-sized with longer leaves and darker leaflets.
Desirable species: • Cycas debaoensis☻☻ • Cycas bifida☻ ☻ • Cycas micronesica ☻▲ Cycas debaoensis☻☻ Cycas bifida☻☻ ▲ Cycas micronesica ☻▲ Click on any plant photograph for more information on that species, or Click Here To Find Your Perfect Plant
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Look for these icons ☻ ☼ ☻ ▲ to see if the Cycad is: Cold/frost-tolerant☻ Full-sun/heat-tolerant ☼ Shade-loving☻ Coastal/Morning Sun Loving▲
Genus/ Species Examples
Dioon – Sun-Loving
Small-to-Medium sized with feather-like symmetrical leaves
Desirable species: • Dioon angustifolium ☻☼ ▲ • Dioon edule ☻☼ ▲
• Dioon califanoi☻☼ ▲ Dioon angustifolium☻☼ ▲ Dioon edule “Queretaro”☻☼ ▲ Dioon califanoi☻☼ ▲ Dioon – Shade-Loving
Medium-to-Large sized “Tree Dioons” with wide leaflets & feather-like leaves
Desirable species: • Dioon mejiae☻▲ • Dioon rzedowskii☻▲
• Dioon spinulosum☻▲ Dioon mejiae ☻▲ Dioon rzedowskii ☻▲ Dioon spinulosum ☻▲ Encephalartos – Shade- Loving Large Green South African Species.
Desirable species:
• Encephalartos altensteinii☻☼ ☻▲ • Encephalartos natalensis☻☻▲ • Encephalartos senticosus☻☻ ▲ • Encephalartos transvenosus ☻☼☻ ▲ Encephalartos altensteinii☻☼ ☻▲ Encephalartos natalensis☻☻▲ Encephalartos transvenosus☻☼ ☻▲ Encephalartos – Shade- Loving MASSIVE Green Central African Species
Desirable species:
• Encephalartos gratus ☻▲ • Encephalartos ituriensis ☼ ☻▲ • Encephalartos kisambo ☼ ☻▲ • Encephalartos laurentianus☻▲ • Encephalartos whitelockii☻▲ Encephalartos gratus ☻▲ Encephalartos kisambo ☼ ☻▲ Encephalartos ituriensis ☼ ☻▲ Click on any plant photograph for more information on that species, or Click Here To Find Your Perfect Plant
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Look for these icons ☻ ☼ ☻ ▲ to see if the Cycad is: Cold/frost-tolerant☻ Full-sun/heat-tolerant ☼ Shade-loving☻ Coastal/Morning Sun Loving▲
Genus/ Species Examples
Encephalartos Sun-Loving South African Species
Desirable species:
• Encephalartos arenarius☻☼▲ • Encephalartos horridus☻☼▲ • Encephalartos lehmannii☻☼▲ • Encephalartos trispinosus ☻☼▲ Encephalartos Encephalartos Encephalartos lehmannii☻☼▲ arenarius☻☼▲ horridus☻☼▲ Lepidozamia Shade-Loving
Medium-to-Large with no spines
Desirable species:
• Lepidozamia hopei☻ • Lepidozamia peroffskyana ☻☻
Lepidozamia hopei ☻ Lepidozamia peroffskyana☻☻ Macrozamia-- Sun-Loving
Medium-to-Large Growing Green Australian Species
Desirable species:
• Macrozamia communis ☻☼☻▲ Macrozamia communis ☻☼ ☻▲ -- Shade-Loving Zamia
Small-to-Medium sized with wide leaflets & informal appearance
Desirable species:
• Zamia herrerae☻▲ • Zamia inermis☻☻▲ • Zamia loddigesii☻ ☻▲ Zamia herrerae ☻▲ Zamia inermis☻☻▲ Zamia loddigesii☻☻▲ Click on any plant photograph for more information on that species, or Click Here To Find Your Perfect Plant
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