Dioon spinulosum

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:56 pm

Starting to flush.

This stage always reminds me of praying hands.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/7735435570/" title="002 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7247/7735 ... c96c05.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="002"></a>

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 3:45 am

Nice Barb! I wish Cycads were hardy here.........my yard would be full of them.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 11:41 am

TimMAz6 wrote:Nice Barb! I wish Cycads were hardy here.........my yard would be full of them.

I agree.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 2:35 pm

Thanks guys

...as though they're hardy here, ha ha!

This one does well indoors, as full sun (even for a few hours in the morning) sunburns the fronds very badly.

Barb

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 6:10 pm

Nice Cycad Barb

I almost ordered D spinulosum seeds. I opted for good ole Dioon edule. Squirrels got all but one zamia, which isnt doing much lol.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:37 pm

Thanks Jesse
Between your/Paul's/Tim's squirrels and rabbits, I don't know how you get ONE seed to pop...ever.
You'll love the blue fronds of Dioon edule.

Have you tried laying a mesh screen over the seedling pots to prevent seed losses?
Cycad seeds are pretty expensive.

Barb

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:53 am

lucky1 wrote:Thanks Jesse
Between your/Paul's/Tim's squirrels and rabbits, I don't know how you get ONE seed to pop...ever.
You'll love the blue fronds of Dioon edule.

Have you tried laying a mesh screen over the seedling pots to prevent seed losses?
Cycad seeds are pretty expensive.

Barb

Its just that time of year

I just have so many places for them to hide things is alll..... "if you build it they will come", right

For some reason I never thought about mesh. I just surrounded the last zamia seed with pots, and its been fine.... I will remember mesh for next year!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:09 pm

Easy to pick up a few feet of plastic mesh for screen doors at your local hardware/door/window company.
Comes in 12-foot rolls, I think.

When I had a lot of seedlings, I'd cut it into a five-foot long strip, wide enough for seedling pot width, and then a rock on the first--and last--pot keeps mesh from blowing away/lifting up in wind.

But you'd need wire mesh if you have lots of rabbits, etc.

Barb