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Coastal · Container · Houseplant · Drought tolerant
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Cardboard Palm
Zamia furfuracea · Cycad
Cardboard Palm is a slow-growing cycad, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 3–4.3 ft × 4–7 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with low water needs in well-drained and moist soil. It stands up well to deer, drought and dry soil and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 9-11
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 3–4.3 ft × 4–7 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Foliage
- Green
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Dry soil
- Toxic to
- People, Dogs, Cats, Horses
- Native to
- Mexico
Will it survive your winters?
We score Cardboard Palm’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
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