Life Span
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Origin
Caribbean
Types
Wild sago
Number of Varieties
3
0
40000
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Habitat
Loamy soils, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm
Rank: 74 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
35% - Palm Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
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17% - Palm Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
-
Flower Petal Number
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
86% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
✔
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21% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
38% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
5% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
2% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
No - Palm Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
95% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
30% - Palm Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
5% - Palm Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
✘
No - Palm Garden Plants has it !
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
64% - Palm Garden Plants
Attracts
-
Allergy
-
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
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
29% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
All - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
ZAMIA pumila
Common Name
Coontie
In Hindi
Coontie
In German
Coontie
In French
coontie
In Spanish
coontie
In Greek
Coontie
In Portuguese
Coontie
In Polish
Coontie
In Latin
Coontie
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Cycadophyta
Class
Cycadopsida
Order
Cycadales
Family
Zamiaceae
Genus
Zamia
Clade
-
Tribe
Zamieae
Subfamily
Zamioideae
Number of Species
27
1
27800
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