Dioon merolae Plants from China so don't expect this to

so don't expect this to ever become widely available or low-priced

branched flower stalks starting in late March (NC)

wavy leaf hosta with an amazing floral display

the late Hamilton Traub

Dioon merolae Plants from China so don't expect this toThe 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