Dioon merolae Plants from China This 2016 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction

This 2016 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction is from a Dr

wavy leaf hosta with an amazing floral display

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anemonella is thrilled to have a soil that stays moist

Dioon merolae Plants from China This 2016 Plant Delights/JLBG introductionThe endangered Mexican cycad Dioon merolae has been a nice surprise in our winter hardiness trials, surviving 7 degrees F so far. This was quite a surprise since it hails from the more southern provinces of Chiapas and Oaxaca where it can be found on steep sandstone cliffs near waterways in pine oak forests. Dioon merolae, named in 1981 after Italian botanist Aldo Merole, forms a slow growing solitary specimen with 3' long, stiff, upright, green