Tropicals, Woody > Ceratozamia > Ceratozamia kuesteriana > Ceratozamia kuesteriana
Ceratozamia kuesteriana
Horncone
Origin: Native to Mexico.
| Family |
| Zamiaceae |
| Genus |
| Ceratozamia |
| Species |
| kuesteriana |
| Category |
| Tropicals, Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9b-11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -3.8 °C above 4.5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 25 °F above 40 |
| Height |
| 0.6-1.0 m |
| Spread |
| 0.6-1.2 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| The narrow leaflets and smooth petioles separate this species from similar species in the genus. |
| Cultivation |
| Grows in partial to full shade. It grows best in moist to well-drained soil but is tolerant of some drought. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| ID Characteristic |
| A small Cycad, with a round trunk, and leaves to about 150 cm long. New leaves emerge bronze. It has smooth petioles, and very narrow leaflets. |
| Habitat |
| Pine-oak dominated cloud forests on steep slopes in deep soil mixed with limestone rocks. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Thick and corky bark. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves have spines or sharp edges, dark green, semigloss, 80-150 cm long, flat (not keeled) in section, with 60-100 leaflets. |
| Flower Description |
| Pollen cones brown, narrowly ovoid-cylindrical to fusiform-cylindrical, 9-15 cm long, 2.5-3 cm diameter. |
| Fruit Description |
| Seed cones green, ovoid-cylindrical, 13.5-19.5 cm long, 6.5-8 cm diameter. Seed is poisonous if ingested. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| By seed. |
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