CycadsCardboard Palm
Zamia furfuracea
Cardboard Palm (Zamia furfuracea) 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, 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
- Watch out for
- Poisonous to humans, Problem for cats, Problem for dogs, Problem for horses
- Native to
- Mexico
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Cardboard Palm is hardy to about 20°F (estimated from USDA zone 9), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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