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by Lori
Tue Nov 13, 2012 11:11 pm
Forum: Cycads
Topic: Cycads delivered to Vancouver
Replies: 2
Views: 5117

Hello, Barb. Nice to hear from you, too! I've been remiss in not keeping up with this forum. Life gets in the way, as they say. But the cycads keep growing, thank goodness. I just thought I'd make the offer for any Vancouverites, since I will be coming in at the end of the month. I'm glad your D. sp...
by Lori
Mon Nov 12, 2012 11:30 pm
Forum: Cycads
Topic: Cycads delivered to Vancouver
Replies: 2
Views: 5117

Cycads delivered to Vancouver

I hope this type of post is acceptable, but I am offering to deliver cycads to Vancouver if anyone is interested in purchasing any from my Jurassic Plants Nursery. I have some nice big plants, after growing them for 10 years now, like Dioon spinulosum, Lepidozamia peroffskyana, and Dioon edule, that...
by Lori
Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:24 pm
Forum: Cycads
Topic: Encephalartos in Canada?
Replies: 1
Views: 4326

The Montreal Botanical Garden has some Encephalartos in their greenhouse, as well as other species. A fabulous collection.
by Lori
Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:50 pm
Forum: Cycads
Topic: Zamia floridada/intergrifolia
Replies: 16
Views: 13573

Zamia floridana

I have been growing them for several years, out here on the West Coast (British Columbia, Canada) but in my greenhouse. I keep the greenhouse about 10 degrees Celsius, although sometimes it dips lower if we get below freezing temps outside. They grow slowly but seem pretty hardy, compared to some of...
by Lori
Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:27 pm
Forum: Cycads
Topic: Help for Seattle cycad grower
Replies: 1
Views: 4096

Help for Seattle cycad grower

Hey, is there anyone out there living in Seattle that would like to help out a lady with some HUGE cycads but little knowledge on how to winterize them? She has been emailing me but would like someone to come by and take a look, and I live in Canada. They are the largest ones I have seen (photos) in...
by Lori
Sun Mar 27, 2011 9:47 am
Forum: Cycads
Topic: Twin Dioon spinulosum
Replies: 1
Views: 4271

Twin Dioon spinulosum

This Dioon spinulosum has two caudices, and has had since it first sprouted.
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by Lori
Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:16 am
Forum: Greenhouse & Outside Protection
Topic: New greenhouse
Replies: 9
Views: 5911

CTPalm wrote:Lori,

Seriously does you husband have plans/blueprints for that green house? I bet many people on here would love 'em!

Paul
He has some hand-drawn plans and a materials list. I am happy to share that with whoever is interested. Just email me and I'll send you a scan.
by Lori
Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:11 am
Forum: Greenhouse & Outside Protection
Topic: New greenhouse
Replies: 9
Views: 5911

What is the usually tempature difference between inside the greenhouse compared to outside? Well, for instance, right now at 8:00 a.m. it is 5.3 Celsius outside and 12 C inside the greenhouse. I have two oil-filled electric heaters set to about the medium setting. It works very well. We had some -5...
by Lori
Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:03 am
Forum: Cycads
Topic: Lori's Jurassic Plants Nursery chosen as Top 5 Nursery
Replies: 3
Views: 5127

Thank you very much, Barb. It is wonderful people like you that make having my cycad nursery so enjoyable.
by Lori
Wed Mar 23, 2011 12:09 am
Forum: Greenhouse & Outside Protection
Topic: New greenhouse
Replies: 9
Views: 5911

New greenhouse

This is the greenhouse my husband built for the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society (as a volunteer). It is the same design as the one he built for my cycad nursery: 10X20 feet, cedar frame, double-walled polycarbonate. My greenhouse has proved very efficient in winter in our zone 8b climate. ht...
by Lori
Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:46 am
Forum: Cycads
Topic: Sago took a little too much cold.
Replies: 16
Views: 13645

Hi, Dean It's funny you say that (about giving them away). I have been given a few sagos over the years for that exact reason. I stick them in my grenehouse and ignore them and eventually they flush out again. But I can certainly understand why someone would not want to wait a few years for somethin...
by Lori
Mon Mar 07, 2011 7:50 am
Forum: Cycads
Topic: Sago took a little too much cold.
Replies: 16
Views: 13645

Hello, Dean

I see you posted this almost a month ago and I hope I'm not too late but don't throw away your cycad. Just cut off the leaves and let it rest, and more than likely it will throw a new set of leaves this summer. I have had cycads go dormant for up to three years and then start flushing!
by Lori
Mon Jun 07, 2010 11:53 pm
Forum: Cycads
Topic: Dioon spinulosum loves indoors
Replies: 10
Views: 9954

I imagine a 7-year-old D. spinu growing in Miami would be huge in comparison. This one does go out in the summer but stays in the shade. And because we are on the coast it never gets very hot here. I think yours probably gets better growth, Barb? It gets pretty hot up in Vernon.
by Lori
Sat May 01, 2010 11:33 am
Forum: Cycads
Topic: Dioon spinulosum loves indoors
Replies: 10
Views: 9954

Dioon spinulosum loves indoors

Dioon spinulosum loves the indoors. This specimen is seven years old and just threw two new very large leaves.
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by Lori
Sat May 01, 2010 11:19 am
Forum: Cycads
Topic: Cycas debaoensis ?
Replies: 101
Views: 94000

I have some seedlings but I only ship within Canada. Lori, Jurassic Plants Nursery
by Lori
Tue May 12, 2009 10:07 pm
Forum: Cycads
Topic: Z. furfuracea croaking!
Replies: 20
Views: 18885

I have noticed that some species consistently display a greater proportion of coralloid roots than other species. Macrozamia communis, for example. See photos attached, which are of two-year-old seedlings. ImageImage
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by Lori
Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:06 pm
Forum: Cycads
Topic: Macrozamia communis
Replies: 2
Views: 3775

Macrozamia communis root system from Jurassic Plants Nursery of Canada.

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by Lori
Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:17 pm
Forum: Cycads
Topic: Dioon Edule v. quatero
Replies: 18
Views: 11538

I think he means Dioon edule var. Queretaro. Emergent leaves are an intense blue-grey. A very beautiful Dioon.
by Lori
Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:36 pm
Forum: Cycads
Topic: Bowenia ~ The Byfield Fern
Replies: 29
Views: 14462

Steve, where did you get your Bowenia "Tinaroo" seeds? I haven't been able to find any Bowenia seeds for years.
by Lori
Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:57 am
Forum: Cycads
Topic: New Fronds..........
Replies: 146
Views: 84923

Hi, Barb Don't worry, you did not mix up the tags. As Steve says, zamias can look similar when just starting out and the species characteristics will show up later. They should all be putting out new leaves soon with the warm weather. As for pups, some species do not produce pups at all. And, as wit...
by Lori
Fri Jun 01, 2007 9:55 pm
Forum: Cycads
Topic: Received my cycads! Yippeeeee!
Replies: 9
Views: 7123

Kansas, I believe a phytosanitary certificate would be required for me to send it, and I don't know what you would require to receive it. So far I have just been concentrating on the Canadian market because there are no cycad nurseries in Canada, and you do have them in the States, but I have no obj...
by Lori
Fri Jun 01, 2007 8:01 am
Forum: Cycads
Topic: Received my cycads! Yippeeeee!
Replies: 9
Views: 7123

Thank you, Barb and Wes, for your kind words. I should note, relative to the last comment about the white wall, that D. spinulosum prefers shade or filtered sun, as in the wild they grow in shady ravines in evergreen forests. They also like humid conditions, so enjoy being misted. I personally have ...
by Lori
Tue May 22, 2007 9:41 am
Forum: Cycads
Topic: Zamia polymorpha
Replies: 8
Views: 7860

I have tried lots of different mixes but am going back to my original recipe which seemed to work the best: 3 shovels friable loam 2 shovels coarse sand 4 shovels milled pine or fir bark (not cedar) 1 shovel peat moss (I am going to try coir -- more sustainable) one cup complete organic fertilizer (...
by Lori
Mon May 21, 2007 11:13 am
Forum: Cycads
Topic: Zamia polymorpha
Replies: 8
Views: 7860

What mix do you use now, and how did your amendments work out?
by Lori
Tue May 01, 2007 10:33 pm
Forum: Cycads
Topic: My cycads
Replies: 68
Views: 71941

That is a stunning collection, Josef. Do you over-winter them in that greenhouse shown on the right? Can you give us a list of the species shown?
--Lori
by Lori
Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:49 pm
Forum: Member websites
Topic: Cycads for Canada
Replies: 3
Views: 7083

Cycads for Canada

Jurassic Plants Nursery is an on-line source for seed-grown cycads for Canadians -- who until now have not had access to quality cycads bred for our climate. I specially select species that will be hardy in my local temperate climate, or which will fare well indoors over our long Canadian winters in...
by Lori
Sat Apr 07, 2007 11:38 am
Forum: Cycads
Topic: New Fronds..........
Replies: 146
Views: 84923

Nice shot! What do you use to heat your greenhouse, KNN? Your plants seem to love it, and in zone 5 it must be a challenge.
by Lori
Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:13 pm
Forum: Cycads
Topic: New Fronds..........
Replies: 146
Views: 84923

Oops, sorry, Steve. Just read your thread under "Cold-hardy Coonties," and you have already answered all my questions there. Keep us posted, though. Thank you.
by Lori
Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:06 pm
Forum: Cycads
Topic: New Fronds..........
Replies: 146
Views: 84923

Hi, Steve

Did you have them in pots or in the ground? Can you keep us posted on their survival? I have never heard of any cycad surviving those types of temps (minus 13 Celsius) and will be thrilled if that is so. That gives me hope for cycads for Canada!
by Lori
Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:59 pm
Forum: Cycads
Topic: New Fronds..........
Replies: 146
Views: 84923

Hi, Steve.
I just bought some Zamia floridana seeds also. How cold did it get during your last winter? I'll be interested to know if your plants survived.
Here is a photo of my new leaves...zamia furfuracea.
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by Lori
Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:23 am
Forum: Cycads
Topic: New Fronds..........
Replies: 146
Views: 84923

Gorgeous -- is that a Zamia furfuracea?
by Lori
Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:51 am
Forum: Cycads
Topic: SAGO Palm is yellowing
Replies: 5
Views: 4678

Just mist it regularly with a spray bottle of water (I do all my houseplants about every other day, as I walk around with my cup of coffee in the morning). They love it.
by Lori
Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:48 pm
Forum: Cycads
Topic: SAGO Palm is yellowing
Replies: 5
Views: 4678

The problem is most likely that these plants were grown under optimum conditions in a greenhosue with perfect levels of humidity and light, and lots of nitrogen fertilizer. When we buy them and bring them home they are in a completely different environment, probably drier and with less light, and re...
by Lori
Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:49 pm
Forum: Cycads
Topic: Cycas panzhihuaensis
Replies: 9
Views: 8290

Hi, Allen That's wonderful your grandson is interested. Tell him he will be helping to preserve these endangered species from extinction, so they won't go the way of the dinosaur. Check out my cycad photos on my web site -- I have some nice shots of mature cycads that I have taken at various botanic...
by Lori
Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:31 am
Forum: Cycads
Topic: Cycas panzhihuaensis
Replies: 9
Views: 8290

This is an example of my Cycas panzihuaensis that I grew from seeds that germinated in December of 2002. This was taken last summer (2006).
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