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Ceratozamia mirandae

Ceratozamia mirandae
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0

Ceratozamia mirandae is a small cycad from the mountains of southern Mexico (Chiapas and Oaxaca), grown mainly by collectors as a slow-growing shrub-like plant. Its key needs are bright, filtered light, free-draining soil and protection from frost.

Family
Zamiaceae (Cycad family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water thoroughly when the top few centimetres of soil are dry, and reduce watering in winter.
Soil
Free-draining mix such as cactus or palm mix with added grit or bark.
Temperature
18-28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Mexico (Chiapas)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Ceratozamia mirandae is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae endemic to Chiapas and Oaxaca, Mexico. It is found on the slopes of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas and Sierra de Niltepec, near La Tigria (La Tigrilla).

Other Ceratozamia plants

Ceratozamia alvarezii · Cycad · Ceratozamia brevifrons · Ceratozamia chimalapensis · Ceratozamia decumbens · Cycad · Ceratozamia fuscoviridis · Cycad · Ceratozamia hondurensis · Ceratozamia huastecorum · Cycad · Cycad

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ceratozamia mirandae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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