coontie palm

Mature Coontie Palms grow to around 2 to 4 feet tall and 3 to 5 feet wide. This makes them good additions to smaller spaces, used as groundcovers or to line a border or walkway. Coontie Palms tolerate growing in a variety of light conditions. It thrives planted in full sun to shade.

Does coontie need full sun?

Zamia coontie plants are easy to grow if you have the right conditions. These plants grow well in USDA zones 8 through 11, but they are happiest in their native Florida. They prefer partial shade and will grow larger with shade, but they can tolerate full sun too.

Do coontie palms spread?

Coontie palm is propagated from seeds. Collect the seeds when they get ripe, clean them to remove their sticky covering, and spread on the ground.

Are coontie palms poisonous to dogs?

While the entire plant is poisonous, it is the seeds in the cones that are deadly. The coontie palm is known by many names including cardboard palm, sago tree, and sago palm, to name a few. This is a deadly plant and it only takes a small amount (two seeds) to make your dog ill, and just four seeds can be fatal.

How fast does a coontie palm grow?

Plant specs

This small “shrub” grows very slowly to 2-1/2 to 3 feet tall by 3 feet wide. It takes full sun to full shade. Cold hardy anywhere in South Florida, this little cycad plant is drought-tolerant once established.

Where should I plant a coontie?

Coonties can be planted in sun or shade, and can be used as a specimen plant or in foundation and massed plantings throughout the state.

How do you grow coontie palms?

Coonties prefer well-drained soil. Enrich the soil with a small amount of organic material, such as compost, and select a fertilizer with ammoniacal nitrogen rather than nitrate nitrogen to enhance growth. This plant can be propagated from seed, although seeds are slow and sometimes difficult to germinate.

Can you divide coontie plants?

Leaves last up to three years and are shed naturally as they are replaced by new ones. The fat stem will eventually divide into several crowns (similar to eyes on a seed potato) as the plant matures.

How do you prune a coontie?

Bend the leaf downward slightly to expose its stem. Cut horizontally through the leaf stem with the pruning shears, 1/4 inch above ground level. Repeat this process to remove all broken, yellow or dead leaves from the coontie palm.

What can you do with coontie seeds?

Collect the seeds from female cones. Spread the seeds on a thin layer of newspaper to dry out for 6-7 weeks. Take the seeds one at a time and from top to bottom scrape the outside layer off the entire seed with a knife. Lay the seeds on the surface of the soil and cover with a 1/4 inch layer of moist soil.

What happens if you touch coontie seeds?

The seeds are not edible and are toxic to touch. A blue-green algae on the roots is natural and a symbiotic relationship with the algae providing nitrogen for the Coontie.

Is coontie poisonous to cats?

Coontie palms, found in subtropical and subtropical areas, are commonly used as ornamental Bonsai plants. This plant is highly poisonous for cats, sometimes leading to liver malfunction and death if ingested.

How do you grow coontie seeds?

You need to remove the outer seed coat (orange part) and then nick the hard coat inside with a file. To remove outer fleshy part, try soaking the seeds in a bucket of water to rot off the fleshy part. Plant nicked seeds in regular potting soil, place outdoors in a partially sunny area, water and be patient!

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