Dioon merolae Trachystemon dangling white bells beneath the

dangling white bells beneath the stem

the flower emerges alongside the tripartite leaf

The stunning

sword-like

you can still make great use of its vivid colors in summer containers

Dioon merolae Trachystemon dangling white bells beneath theThe 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