I've been trying some of these in hanging planters. Zamia vasquezii and Zamia fischeri seems to grow quicker than the ones on the bench.
Z.floridana and Z.polymorpha a bit slower.

Assuming higher root zone temp in the baskets reflecting in growth rates?

Anyways, I think the Z.vasquezii looks good in a hanging planter ( at least until it gets too big 🙂

I think it's safe to say this one will live 8)

The Aquatic Plant baskets ( I found at Lowes), make great hanging planters.

That wound healed over completely in no time!
Glad it's fine.

Nice use of those aquatic baskets.
Good humidity in your GH; otherwise they'd dry out fairly quickly?
Did you line the bottom and sides with, say, plastic or cardboard to prevent soil
washing through during watering?

Barb

No need to add any humidity this year, Yesterday had a high of 102F / 38.9C and a dewpoint of 73F / 22.8C
and warmer today....... 😐

Just using the basket as is, it has a fairly fine mesh. One of my problems in the Winter months are things staying too damp, these just might be the ticket!

Steve

Wow, 102 !
Your heat seems relentless, glad you're not affected by the midwest flooding.
Horrible pics on TV of the damage to those folks' homes and lives.

Those baskets will do the trick for you this winter.
Good idea.
Barb

Barb,
The mesh baskets are working out great! need to get a few more of them.

Here's an end of season photo, think this one is going to live 8)

Steve, it appears totally healed.
I'm amazed by the resilience of cycads...probably why they've been around so long.
Glad the mesh baskets are working for you.
Barb

For those who are undoubtably new to cycads, Zamias are subterrainian plants which usually always "split" and become multi-headed plants. The "male plants" are usually the ones to do this initially anyway, as in other forms of cycads like cycas for an instance. If you see a large Cycas Rhumphii in Miami at a distance, and it is a single trunk, you can almost bet money it's a large female. But, if you see a large multi-trunked specimen in the distance, you can bet it's a male. If you're searching for Zamia Floridana in the wilds, the single -stemmed large plants will always be the females and the large multi-stemmed plants will always be the males. This holds true with most other types of zamias as well. As for the man who said "never throw away a cycad", I personally don't think you would want to listen to him on anything.

Robert, That is interesting, Thanks for the Info!

Steve

And here it is today, ready for another season............

Now Steve , you have shown everyone what goes on below the ground in their indigitous habitat in the Zamia world.
Of course, Zamia grow naturally subterrainian without their caudex exposed. Many people do this especially as the zamias grow older to create a "bonsai effect"
showing off the caudex and multiple heads to make the plant appear older and have more character. However here in Florida, you have to keep it out of full sun shining directly on the caudex (because it will sunburn). Excellent photography, Steve, as always. Robert Chumley

Robert, Thanks for the comments, and a good point about sunburn ( I hadn't thought of that )
I started lifting the caudex's of the more tropical Zamias up a bit to help them get through the Winters here,( the ones in the GH ) We can sometimes get a week of warm weather which starts them growing, then I try to give them some water, the next week when it drops back to 0F, the caudex's are not left sitting in a cold & damp container.

At least that's what has been working here so far, hoping to get a gas heater installed in time for next Winter, I'm sure a little extra heat would help things along.
( I have a new electric heater for this Winter, but with a gas one I might be able to afford to keep it at 70*F 😀

Steve

Nice job Dr. Steve. 8) 8) 8)

Allen

Thanks Allen, Just trying to adapt things to my growing conditions. Think I almost have some of these figured out 😀

This one is doing well, a couple recent photos.

Steve

For those who are undoubtably new to cycads, Zamias are subterrainian plants which usually always "split" and become multi-headed plants. The "male plants" are usually the ones to do this initially anyway, as in other forms of cycads like cycas for an instance. If you see a large Cycas Rhumphii in Miami at a distance, and it is a single trunk, you can almost bet money it's a large female. But, if you see a large multi-trunked specimen in the distance, you can bet it's a male. If you're searching for Zamia Floridana in the wilds, the single -stemmed large plants will always be the females and the large multi-stemmed plants will always be the males. This holds true with most other types of zamias as well. As for the man who said "never throw away a cycad", I personally don't think you would want to listen to him on anything.

Bob, not all zamias are acaulescent (subterranean), and when they "split" it is usually as a result of dichotomous branching of the apex, not from the caudex splitting open. I also disagree with you that only males divide. I have seen PLENTY of acaulescent zamias in the wild, and the multi-headed plants are not always male. As for your last statement, it really is sad that you would continue to let your personal feelings come out against a man who has done more for cycads and understanding how they grow than anyone else in the world that I know of.

Jody