About Coontie

Coontie

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Caribbean

1.4 Types

Wild sago

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

150.00 cm

Rank: 74 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

2.4 Thorns

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36% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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86% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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20% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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39% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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2% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No - Palm Garden Plants has it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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95% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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28% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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2% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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No - Palm Garden Plants has it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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66% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Not Available

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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29% - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Palm Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ZAMIA pumila

7.2 Common Name

Coontie

7.2.1 In Hindi

Coontie

7.2.2 In German

Coontie

7.2.3 In French

coontie

7.2.4 In Spanish

coontie

7.2.5 In Greek

Coontie

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Coontie

7.2.7 In Polish

Coontie

7.2.8 In Latin

Coontie

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Cycadophyta

8.3 Class

Cycadopsida

8.4 Order

Cycadales

8.5 Family

Zamiaceae

8.6 Genus

Zamia

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Zamieae

8.9 Subfamily

Zamioideae

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Coontie

Want to know the properties of Coontie? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Coontie is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are no allergic reactions. Coontie Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: No Medicinal Use
Part of plant used: Whole plant

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Coontie Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Coontie. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Coontie physical information is as follows: 60.00 cm tall and 150.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Lance shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Not Available
Leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Coontie

Taking Coontie Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Coontie include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Coontie

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Coontie is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Coontie is a very important plant from . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Wild sago. This plant's habitat is Loamy soils and Sandy areas and it comes in the hardiness zone 8-15. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.