ZAMIA ELEGANTISSIMA

EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE AND ELEGANT APPEARING
SHOWING HERE A SPECIMEN FEMALE FROM THE NURSERY

This is a Panamanian cycad. Its name comes from the fact that this is a very elegant, handsome plant. It can develop a trunk well over six feet tall and carries a full crown of green leaves that are typically four to five feet long. The trunk diameter is about four to six inches thick. Leaflets are one to one and a half inches wide, four to eight inches long and are serrated at the ends. The leaflet color is a shiny bright green. It prefers filtered light, good draining soil (like all Zamia), and probably will not tolerate a freeze. Below I have shown a pollinated cone with progression through to the ripe red-orange fruit. Also shown are a seedling and mature nursery specimen of this species.

In the garden, this species prefers filtered light. It would not tolerate a freeze. The plant you see to the right is approximately fifty years old. For over ten years I grew it outdoors at my home in San Diego. It flushed years every year or two. The close up shows the trunk in detail. Also shown is a seedling which we sometimes have available.

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