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Zamia loddigesii

A small, mostly subterranean-stemmed cycad of the Gulf and Caribbean lowlands of Mexico and Belize, growing in seasonally dry to semi-evergreen forest. It wants warmth, bright filtered light and a fast-draining mineral mix, with less water during the cooler, drier months of December to April.

Zamia loddigesii
Photo: Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows on the ground in lowland tropical semi-deciduous and semi-evergreen forest, forest edges and scrub, often on limestone or sandy soils, under a broken canopy.

Mostly lowland: median recorded elevation about 100 m, with most records below about 800 m.

Mexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestBelize

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.