Tropicals & Tender Perennials: tropical evergreens, 1 by DaleTheGardener

DaleTheGardener wrote:
You might try Zamia floridana (pumila), a Florida native that is hardy into much colder areas (Sunset zones 21-27). Will grow in sun or shade. Grows faster if given light doses of fertilizer and extra water when dry. It gets up to about 3 feet, but, takes a couple decades to grow that large on its own, faster with good care. It only grows new leaves once a year, in spring, which means the extra care you give the plant doesn't show up until the spring. You might not find a plant outside of Florida, but, it grows from seed very well (slowly) and this is the time of year to get seed, the cones are ripening now.

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