Ceratozamia moving along,

Cycas sp. 'Wilailak' frond,

At this size, mine are growing fronds to about a 3' length, and do seem to prefer a shady spot.

Steve

Which Ceratozamia is that, Steve?

Jody

Jody,

I'm fairly sure it is one of the robusta types, hoping you can help me ID it once some leaves are up 😀

Steve

Great pics, Steve, especially the close-ups.

Nice response for so early in the season.
I'm guessing your D.spinulosum will have leaves that beat the 3-foot mark.
Mine is putting my other cycads to shame including D.edule.

Barb

Barb,

The edules may be slower, but I think they make up for it with color.
(mine still have a nice blue sheen 8)

Your Cycas debaoensis might end up outpacing them all! How are those doing?

Steve

True, nothing beats D.edule for color.

The C.debaoensis have stopped again due to dark/overcast weather, despite warm temps in house.

The two C.debaoensis in 2-gallon pots look further along, so I'll pot the others into 2-gallon pots soon.
My one remaining C. panzhihuaensis shows no signs of pushing a leaf.

I'm going to hold off fertilizing for another 2 weeks.
We need more than the odd sunny break to kick plants into growth.

Barb

I don't know, Barb... Dioon merolaesure has a nice color as well when it starts to get some size...

Jody

Oooooh, Jody, yup you're right!

Man, that's a beauty. 😀

Maybe I can show that pic to my cycads.
Humiliate them into looking like that 😆
Barb

Jody, That's a nice one!

Barb, I've been waiting since last April for this Lepidozamia to put up it's first frond!
(I'm hoping, maybe this year 😆

Here's a closer look at one of the Ceratozamia fronds,

I started an album to show the progress, here's a link.

http://jungletopics.com/Gallery/thumbnails.php?album=11

Steve

(Edited to correct link)

You've waited 11 months? thought that only happened to ME 😆

Great closeup again.

Good album, too, in a nice format.

Barb

Thanks for the comments!
(just finding ways to pass the time)

With the Lepidozamia, had 3-4 that germinated. One has sent up two fronds already, and the rest look like the photo. Even dug one up last week just to make sure it was still alive, so the wait goes on............. 😀

Steve

I just STINK at germinating Cycads. Steve, you have it down to a science.

Wes, Fresh seed makes all the difference, once Cycad or Palm seeds are cleaned, the clock is ticking 😀

How is your stuff doing? Any photos?

Steve

Since I moved everything out to the Greenhouse (was in basement) I have not lost ONE THING. Next year I am not moving anything inside, keeping it all in the greenhouse. Even thou the air temps get cold at night (around high 30's to low 40's if I had to guess) the soil temps are VERY warm. Warm enough that when I water, the run off water is HOT coming out the bottom. So everythjing is not dying, and IS growing, just at a snails pace.
As far as new growth on Cycads, My Rumphii leaf is still stretching and will be a BIG BEAUTIFUL leaf when it opens. I have 4 Tait X Guiz seedlings and 3 are finishing there leaf, while the other is just starting one. The Tait X Panzi seedling MIGHT be trying to start something, but the Tait X Guiz are WAY faster growers.
I have a Merolae (Golden Leaf) seedling (Ping Pong Ball size) that I cut the leaf off of about 2 months ago and thought it might be dead, but it is getting really fuzzy so we might be back in buisness.
I have a Wilailik that put out a two leaf flush that was BIG, but when I put it out in the garage for the gradual sunlight from basement to greenhouse transition, SOMEBODY KNOCKED THE LEAFLETS OFF THE STEM, so I had to cut that flush.
Other than that, not much.
On the Palms side, palms that have done great so far are the X-Mas palms you gave me a year or so ago. I have one that is starting it's first split leaf. Surprising enough my Spindle sappling, Foxtail Sappling, Royal Sappling and Foxtail Seedling are all doing GREAT. I thought I might have trouble with them in the 30's to 40's, but man, they are growing STRONG. I have found that keeping my Sabal Minors in standing water has caused them to double their size over the Winter. I thought that since many of these are in swamps, that the standing water wouldn't hurt them and sure enough they are growing like mad. Butia's are doing good, and the Bismarkia that you gave me last Fall is doing GREAT, I mean REALLY GREAT. It is on it's third leaf since you gave me it.