Cycas panzhihuaensis Aruncus and easy-to-grow South African iris

and easy-to-grow South African iris relative makes a small clump of 8" green

Just like the pink form

For best hardiness in marginal zones

if these wierd flowers excite you that much

Cycas panzhihuaensis Aruncus and easy-to-grow South African irisCycas panzhihuaensis is a rare cycad that hails from China's southern Sichuan and northern Yunnan provinces, where it was discovered and named in 1979. Its natural habitat consists of dry, scrubby, wooded slopes where it grows in alkaline soils. Its native location makes it one of the most cold hardy cycad species. In our trials so far, the leaves are burned back at temperatures below 12 degrees F, but they return nicely in spring. When mature, Cycas