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| | name = ''Zamia fairchildiana'' | | | name = ''Zamia fairchildiana'' |
| | common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank --> | | | common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank --> |
− | | growth_habit = <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc --> | + | | growth_habit = palm-like |
− | | high = <!--- 1m (3 ft) --> | + | | high = 2.4m (8ft) |
− | | wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) --> | + | | wide = 1.5m (5 ft) |
− | | origin = <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc --> | + | | origin = Costa Rica, W Panama |
| | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> | | | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> |
− | | lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc --> | + | | lifespan = perennial |
− | | exposure = <!--- sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) --> | + | | exposure = shade |
| | water = <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak --> | | | water = <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak --> |
| | features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive --> | | | features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive --> |
| | hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5[[Celsius|°C]], etc --> | | | hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5[[Celsius|°C]], etc --> |
| | bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers --> | | | bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers --> |
− | | usda_zones = <!--- eg. 8-11 --> | + | | usda_zones = 11, 12 |
| | sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available --> | | | sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available --> |
| | color = IndianRed | | | color = IndianRed |
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| | species = fairchildiana | | | species = fairchildiana |
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− | {{edit-desc}}<!--- Type GENERAL genus/plant description below this line, then delete this entire line -->
| + | This [[cycad]] is an attractive plant, growing on an upright trunk. Whorls of 3 to 10 leaves. Thin, papery-green leaves are erect. The leaf stalk is covered in pricks. Cream to yellow cones on the males, yellowy-green to lighter brown on the females. |
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| {{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line --> | | {{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line --> |
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− | ==Species== | + | ==Varieties== |
− | <!-- This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
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− | <!-- Usually in list format like this: -->
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− | <!-- *''[[Freesia alba]]'' -->
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− | <!-- *''[[Freesia laxa]]'' (syn. ''Anomatheca laxa'', ''Lapeirousia laxa'') -->
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
− | <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
| + | *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 |
| <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | | <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> |
| <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> | | <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> |