Dioon merolae Trachystemon The tiny leaves are green

The tiny leaves are green with a nice creamy white margin and the clumps are topped with pale lavender flowers that attract hummingbirds atop 15" scapes in midsummer

it is a favorite edible species for giant pandas

The 8" tall x 18" wide clump is composed of very thick

compact clumps are topped with clusters of quarter-sized clear yellow

sword-like

Dioon merolae Trachystemon The tiny leaves are greenThe 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