Zamia integrifolia
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 8A 8B 9A 9B
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Coontie, Arrowroot
Zamiaceae
Also known as Zamia pumila, Zamia floridana
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 2-3 ft tall by 3-5 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Fruit Color: | Orange,brown | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen. Long-lived. | |
| Habitats: | Upland hardwood forests, high pine, coastal hammocks, shell middens. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Specimen plant or mass planting in border. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Tolerant of inundation with brackish water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Larval host for the rare atala butterfly (Eumaeus atala florida) which is restricted to South Florida and the echo moth (Sierarctia echo).