Chandler, Arizona
Mesa, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Brea, California
Brentwood, California
Carlsbad, California
Castro Valley, California
Clayton, California
Encino, California
Fairfield, California
Hayward, California
Huntington Beach, California
Lompoc, California
Los Angeles, California
Merced, California
Reseda, California
San Diego, California(2 reports)
Santa Barbara, California
Spring Valley, California
Bartow, Florida
Big Pine Key, Florida
Boca Raton, Florida
Bradley, Florida
Brandon, Florida
Brooksville, Florida
Clearwater, Florida
Dunedin, Florida
Dunnellon, Florida
Ellenton, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida(2 reports)
Holiday, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida(4 reports)
Jupiter, Florida(2 reports)
Kissimmee, Florida
Lakeland, Florida
Loxahatchee, Florida
Melbourne, Florida
Melbourne Beach, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami Beach, Florida
Naples, Florida
Niceville, Florida
Oldsmar, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Ormond Beach, Florida
Palm Harbor, Florida
Pensacola, Florida
Plant City, Florida
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Sarasota, Florida(2 reports)
Seffner, Florida
Seminole, Florida
Sun City Center, Florida
Tampa, Florida(2 reports)
Valrico, Florida
Vero Beach, Florida(4 reports)
Wellborn, Florida
Zephyrhills, Florida
Brunswick, Georgia
Honomu, Hawaii
Hammond, Louisiana
Natchez, Mississippi
Kure Beach, North Carolina
Brownsville, Texas
Dickinson, Texas
Harlingen, Texas
Houston, Texas
La Porte, Texas
Mc Kinney, Texas
Richmond, Texas
San Benito, Texas
Victoria, Texas
Seattle, Washington
show all
Been growing one in same pot for many years, now has a mature pup. These do best in warm climates, and with full sun they stand up to 5-...Read More
It has been a great houseplant for 10 yrs. but now I'd like to propogate a new plant and destroy the original. Does anyone know how to d...Read More
I had one in a pot 20 years ago, it always amazed people and I always had fun with the name and the looks on people's faces. I left it w...Read More
Thrives in moderate large container on a concrete porch with no direct sunlight any time of year in the low desert of Arizona. Winter of ...Read More
I've had this plant in Zone 9, Phoenix, AZ area from 2004-2013 so far. It's in a container in the shade outside. So far it's continued ...Read More
Has anyone divided the Zamia fufuracea by splicing into the crown. Mine has 3 shoots on it and I would like to take one of them off and s...Read More
Important information regarding the toxicity of the cardboard palm.
When my dog Mabel (a 3 year old Lab mix) ate cardboa...Read More
We use the palms for landscaping. And they are putting out seeds now. I want to know how to start new ones. I have many seeds now. But th...Read More
I am in zone 10 (turning to 11 lately!) and the leatherleaf or cardboard'palm' grows fast and huge here. It is a very sculptural underst...Read More
I live in Wilmington, DE Zone 6-7 borderline. I have this cycad planted on the south side of the house with my King Sago palm. My sago h...Read More
There have been several comments about the hugely toxic effects of this plant and the Sago Palm. Great care has to be taken to prevent c...Read More
I have one cardboard palm - 8 years old. It is very hardy in my 9b zone. It fared well after a Christmas snow in 2004 and having to be ...Read More
My puppy recently ate the red berries from this plant. More should be published about the toxicity of this plant. It is two weeks tomor...Read More
I've had this as a houseplant for 4 months now (in Seattle, WA) and am having trouble keeping it going. I moved it to a SE window where i...Read More
I am a horticulture professional, but realitively new to Florida gardening. I recently installed a 100% native landscape planting on 1/4 ...Read More
Zamia furfuracea is native to Veracruz, Mexico.
It grows under or near shrub cover on sand dunes, where average annual rai...Read More
I have grown about a dozen of these from seeds I harvested about 10 years ago. Stared them in my herb garden, for 2-3 years, and then in...Read More
This is a very interesting and easy to grow Cycad in a warm environment, however please note:
THIS PLANT IS TOXIC TO ANIMA...Read More
I received a cardboard palm for my birthday in January---a small houseplant version. (I do not have a green thumb) Unfortunately, we ha...Read More
It was a pleasant surprise to learn this Zamia i had purchased at a supermarket last spring not only survived the freeze in a small pot-b...Read More
A friend of mine read the toxicity data on this plant that I just purchased last week and he says that it probably gives off toxic fumes.
I am stretching the limits here in borderline Zone 8b/9a by growing the Cardboard Palm. I got it through last winter with temperatures d...Read More
Just planted ours. We have seen them in South Texas and South Miami and loved them. We have alkaline soil so it should do pretty well. ...Read More
This plant is really bulletproof in my zone, coastal 9b, where it survives winter's cold and very strong salty winds with absolutely no p...Read More
We experienced that temperatures below 32F damage the old leaves. The leaves turn brown and then fall off. It takes the plant very long t...Read More
I have had this as a potted house plant for a long time now--about 5 years. It is really slow, and no fertilizer out there seems to help ...Read More
Did not know about toxicity of plant until I started reading the PF. Planted inground in full sun for about 5-6 years, it has been extre...Read More
I got my first cardboard palm from a gardening center on sale. It was in a gallon size container. The only ones I'd ever seen before we...Read More
I'm thinking that, if the seed is highly toxic... well so is chocolate or antifreeze which dogs love. These are things we usually keep o...Read More
Unusual, delightful house plant. The new growth is fascinating. This plant does not like wet feet.
Very nice plant. I didn't know about the toxicity issue.
I think the Florida Coontie is the one that needs a male and fem...Read More
I surprises me to see see the warnings about not overwatering or to water sparingly. We live in one of the wettest regions in the world ...Read More
Cycads do not produce true fruits as they are gymnosperms like conifers and ginkos (they are non floweing plants).
I've had just one plant for many years and it always puts out seeds every year. No other plant in sight... interesting.
We have had much success growing this plant and propagating from seed in the East Central Florida area. They required no special care an...Read More
I bought a Cardboard Palm and placed it in a west window in the winter. The leaves started turning yellow then brown and are falling off...Read More
I have 4 cardboard palms growing inland Florida. Every winter they must be covered and sometimes even that isn't enough, and they lose a...Read More
This plant grows very well in what I refer to as Dante's Inferno, a sun-drenched rooftop deck with merciless sun in downtown Key West. I...Read More
Very easy to grow from seed!
This is one of the most commonly grown cycads in all of California and Florida (and probably many other states near Florida). It is a ver...Read More
All parts of the cardboard palm are poisonous to animals and humans. The toxicity causes liver and kidney failure, eventual paralysis. De...Read More
When the fruit ripens, the birds are very fond of the pretty red seeds. The result is little tiny cardboard palms all over the place. T...Read More