Virgin Palm 5 Seeds - Dioon edule - Mexican Cycad

Virgin Palm The fabulous virgin's palm has stiff, upright blue-green to gray-green leaves that resemble futuristic radio antennae. Technically the virgin's palm is not a palm but rather a cycad, belonging to a group of cone bearing plants which trace their origins back to the ancient flora of the early Mesozoic era. Virgin's palm grows to about 11 ft (3.4 m) tall under optimal conditions. The trunk may reach 4-12 in (10.2-30.5 cm) in diameter. Virgin's palm has 15-20 leaves that are featherlike (pinnate), about 6 ft (1.8 m) long, and extend radially out from the trunk. The 120-160 leaflets on each leaf are small, linear, leathery and taper to a sharp point. The edible seeds produced in female cones take more than a year to mature. Virgin's palm grows in tropical deciduous oak forests, and in harsh, dry conditions in Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua.

• Virgin's palm grows in tropical deciduous oak forests, and in harsh, dry conditions in Mexico
• The long lived and slow growing virgin's palm prefers well drained, gritty soil with plenty of water
• USDA Zones 8 - 11
• Mature and established plants have been reported to tolerate temperatures down to 9 degrees F
• Ships from Ohio