Dioon merolae Clumping Bamboo composed of lung-shaped
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
composed of lung-shaped
resembling shredded mop heads
but slowly offsetting
truly amazing
simply elegant
Dioon merolae Clumping Bamboo composed of lung-shapedThe endangered Mexican cycad Dioon merolae has been a nice surprise in our winter hardiness trials, surviving 7 degrees F so far. This was quite a surprise since it hails from the more southern provinces of Chiapas and Oaxaca where it can be found on steep sandstone cliffs near waterways in pine oak forests. Dioon merolae, named in 1981 after Italian botanist Aldo Merole, forms a slow growing solitary specimen with 3' long, stiff, upright, green