Cycas panzhihuaensis Canna but rarely seen

but rarely seen

pendent bells

it should reseed well

Hans Hansen of Walters Gardens

the sturdy clumps are topped with dramatic and very attractive purple flower buds which open later to reveal lavender flowers atop 3' scapes

Cycas panzhihuaensis Canna but rarely seenCycas panzhihuaensis is a rare cycad that hails from China's southern Sichuan and northern Yunnan provinces, where it was discovered and named in 1979. Its natural habitat consists of dry, scrubby, wooded slopes where it grows in alkaline soils. Its native location makes it one of the most cold hardy cycad species. In our trials so far, the leaves are burned back at temperatures below 12 degrees F, but they return nicely in spring. When mature, Cycas