A nice start for this season,

Ditto kansas' sentiments. Love that color.
Maybe Todd will post his horridus pic soon.
Barb

The Dioon spinulosum leaf has finally stopped growing...it's huge compared to last year's 🙂
A little less wilted looking now that I've increased watering.

Barb

Jody, Thanks for the photos! E. horridus is one I've been saving up for.

Taylor, Feel free to add some photos!

Barb, Looking good! That is one I still don't have, going to have to do something about that....lol

These Zamia floridana have been growing non stop here, been fun to watch.
( no cones yet 😐 , .......but there is always next year 😉

Steve

Hey Steve!
I'll add some pics as soon as it pushes out a little more! It is dang cold over here right now. Went from ~80F to ~40F in less than 2 hours.

It even sleeted this morning. NOT GOOD, since I just planted all the Musa out.

Lord help them... LOL

Taylor

STeve, IF your Zamia ever do cone with a female, would you know how to pollinate them? Reason I ask is that I have a Zamia Pumila that has a two male cones and I would love to give them to you for pollination.

Not offhand, but I'm sure to figure it out 😆

Are yours coning? Here is an article that will tell you how to collect and store the pollen.

http://cycadjungle.8m.com/cycadjungle/Collection%20and%20Storage%20of%20Cycad%20Pollen.html

Steve

Yes, The Pumila started coning last Summer, just weeks after potting up after I got it from Mr. Chumley. It stalled during the Winter, but has started growing again with the humidity and warmer temps.
Here it is, kinda hard to see I know, especially the one with no leaf, but it is there and it is growing.
If you don't want to, I can give them to Mr. Chumley. I just would HATE to not use them.

Also wanted to proudly announce a couple new flushes...
Here is a Zamia (cardboard) seedling that Steve gave me (thanks again)!

Tait flush. The Tait has a caudex of about 4". It actually has at least two leafs in this flush, but you can only see the one.

Now here is the ONLY thing that I disagree with my great friend Mr. Chumley. After speaking with him many many times, he told me EVERY time, that his Rumphii were not really doing good. He reluctantly gave me one as he didn't think it would do good. In the one year I have had this tree, this is the THIRD flush it has put out. One of my GREATEST growers, the Rumphii. Thanks again Mr. Chumley.

They all look great. Barb I will post some pics when I get my new PC in. I'm using my laptop which doesn't have any of my image editing software. I over clocked my main system a little too much & fried the MB / processor... Hope the new system is here this week.

Wes nice nice Rhumphii, glad it's growing well for you.
Take lots of pics of that Pumila please...maybe one a day to show cone development OK?

Todd ouch $$ a new computer;
will be good to have you back

Taylor are you covering the musa at night?
Strange weather for everybody this year.
Right now it's sunny, 4*C, 39*F, and SNOWING...jeez! 😥

I spend half my day taking plants out of the cold building and putting them back in a couple of hours later 👿
We should be wearing shorts already...instead I'm looking for longjohns.
Barb

Here is another photo taken today of the new flush of two leaves on my E. horridus plant.

And here is a new flush of three leaves on my double-headed Ceratozamia robusta.

Enjoy!
Jody

Jody, Thanks for the photos!

Couple more to add, still have freezing temps in the short term forecast 😐 ,might be able to start taking things out in the next week or two 8)

Steve

All, I have a question.
3 of my Revolutas started flushing. That was with the 70's & 80's in the greenhouse. They all started fast n furious with the flush. However, in the last 3-4 days, temps have really dropped and it has been 40's & 50's in the Greenhouse. Will thishurt the new flushes? 😥

Jody, Thanks for the photos!

You're welcome. You have some pretty nice photos as well. Thanks for sharing.

Jody

All, I have a question.
3 of my Revolutas started flushing. That was with the 70's & 80's in the greenhouse. They all started fast n furious with the flush. However, in the last 3-4 days, temps have really dropped and it has been 40's & 50's in the Greenhouse. Will thishurt the new flushes? 😥

The drastic decrease in temperature could very well affect the developing leaves -- even to the point of stunting. If possible, you might consider bringing the plants that are flushing inside the house or putting some kind of temporary heater in the GH. If neither of these options is possible, then one might think that Cycas revolutawould be one of the least likely species to exhibit this type of problem since it is relatively cold tolerant to begin with. Good luck either way!

Jody