Species library › Macrozamia › Macrozamia douglasii
Other Well documented

Macrozamia douglasii

A coastal cycad of south-east Queensland's Fraser Coast, growing on deep sands in open eucalypt forest and heath at low elevation. It is slow, tough and fairly sun-hardy, with warm humid summers and a mild, drier winter.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Open eucalypt forest, woodland and wallum on deep coastal sands, often forming colonies in the understorey. Typical for coastal Macrozamia; species-specific detail is limited.

Recorded elevations run from 20 to 120 m, with a median of 20 m.

Queensland

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

Grow Macrozamia douglasii? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.