{"id":2673,"date":"2019-10-02T00:03:21","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T07:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/pal-question-463\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T15:34:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T22:34:28","slug":"growing-culture-for-cardboard-palms","status":"publish","type":"pal","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/growing-culture-for-cardboard-palms\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing culture for cardboard palms"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am interested in finding out if someone there can tell me the
\nproper culture for Zamia furfuracea<\/em>. I just acquired one that had
\nbeen potted up as a bonsai and put on sale at a local grocery store. I think
\nthey may not have known or cared what it was. This is a plant I
\ngrew outdoors when I lived in California. I’m wondering what to do
\nwith it in Vancouver, WA. The options are greenhouse, patio pot,
\nindoors, outdoors.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I found general cultural information from Florida State University
\nCooperative Extension.<\/a> This is a zone 9b-11 plant, and your area is probably about zone 8, so I think you would want to grow this with some protection.<\/p>\n

University of British Columbia Botanical Garden’s<\/a> discussion forum describes this as an indoor plant. This article<\/a> in the journal of University of Arizona Cooperative Extension is about a similar plant, Zamioculcas zamiifolia,<\/em> often confused with Zamia
\nfurfuracea.<\/em><\/p>\n

Richard Langer’s book, Grow It Indoors<\/em> (Stackpole Books, 1995) says to
\ngrow this “handy table-sized cycad” in temperate partial sun with humusy
\nsoil that is kept constantly moist.<\/p>\n

Another thing to keep in mind if you are growing this plant around pets
\nor small children is its toxicity. The ASPCA<\/a> lists Zamia species (cardboard palm) as toxic. Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital lists Zamia <\/a> as toxic to dogs and people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am interested in finding out if someone there can tell me the proper culture for Zamia furfuracea. I just acquired one that had been potted up as a bonsai and put on sale at a local grocery store. I think they may not have known or cared what it was. This is a plant I grew outdoors when I lived in California. I’m wondering what to do with it in Vancouver, WA. The options are greenhouse, patio pot, indoors,…<\/p>\n

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