Ceratozamia microstrobila has been an amazing cycad in our trials, as you can see from the recent photo below. This rare species hails from the Sierra Madre Oriental mountains of Northern Mexico (Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosi), where there are only six populations remaining in the wild.
Our 13 year old garden specimens have thrived in both full sun and light shade, easily handling low temperatures of 7F, and 9F in consecutive winters. If we can ever find a source of seed, we’d love to make this more widely available.
Wow! That is very lovely!