Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Palm or Cycad
Origin
Caribbean
Mexico
Types
Wild sago
-
Number of Varieties
330
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40000
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Habitat
Loamy soils, Sandy areas
Desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-1510-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
12-7
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm370.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm180.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Green, Olive, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally
Reduce water once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
-
Inflammation, poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
-
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Gum, Used as a chewing gum, Wax
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
ZAMIA pumila
CHAMAEDOREA pochutlensis
Common Name
Coontie
Cannelilla Mexico
In Hindi
Coontie
Canelilla
In German
Coontie
Euphorbia antisyphilitica
In French
coontie
Canelilla
In Spanish
coontie
Euphorbia antisyphilitica
In Greek
Coontie
Canelilla
In Portuguese
Coontie
Canelilla
In Polish
Coontie
Canelilla
In Latin
Coontie
Canelilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Cycadophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Cycadopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cycadales
Euphorbiales
Family
Zamiaceae
Arecaceae
Genus
Zamia
Euphorbia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Zamieae
Euphorbieae
Subfamily
Zamioideae
Euphorbioideae
Number of Species
27107
1
27800
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