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Macrozamia secunda

A small, mostly underground-stemmed cycad with blue-grey fronds and reddish seeds from the central western slopes of New South Wales. It is a hardy plant of open, dry woodland: give it full sun, sharp drainage and a cool, moderately dry winter.

Macrozamia secunda
Photo: Orkology, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets 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 woodland and dry sclerophyll forest on the central western slopes of New South Wales, in an area with fairly even rainfall.

Recorded 430–800 m, median 680 m.

New South Wales

🔒 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

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.