COONTIE

Zamia pumila

Variable; usually 1 to 2 feet.

Slow rate of growth

Full sun to full shade

Excellent salt and drought tolerance

Zones 8 to 11

A low, compact, perennial, usually wider than tall,

with an underground stem and a cluster of evergreen, fernlike basal leaves.

A conspicuous, erect, cylindrical cone forms on separate male and female plants.

The female plant bears large, fleshy, bright orange seeds.

Coontie underneath Jamaica Caper in bloom.