Coontie
Scientific Name
Zamia pumila
Geographical Considerations
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View this image below in landscape mode highly recommended
Hardiness Zones
8a to 11
This is a native Florida plant.
Yard Conditions
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Optimal Light
Coontie grows best in Partial Shade.
Light Range
It performs in Full Shade to Full Sun
Soil Texture
Any Texture
Soil Moisture
Well Drained
Soil pH
Tolerates Any Soil pH (4.5-8.0)
Salt Tolerance
High
DroughtTolerance
High
Wind Resistance
Not known
Toxicity
Seeds and roots posionous
Nematode Tolerance
Not known
Appearance
What will it look like as it grows?
Plant Type
- Groundcovers
- Palms and Palm-Like Plants
Plant Shape
- Clumping
- Arching
Leaf Persistence
Coontie is Evergreen
Spread
3-5 feet
Height
1-5 feet
Growth Rate
Slow
Leaf Size
Large
Leaf Texture
Coarse
Flower Size
N/A
Flower Month
- March
- April
- May
- June
Additional Detail
Also known as Zamia floridana; small palm-like perennial plant; Florida's only native cycad; sole larval food plant for atala butterfly; susceptible to pests and cold damage in the 20's. Red fruit. | Pests/Diseases: leaf spot, mealy bugs, scale, sooty mold | attracts butterflies
