Dioon merolae Plants from China faintly-scented white flowers with exterior

faintly-scented white flowers with exterior burgundy keels

the late Hamilton Traub

This 2016 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction is from a Dr

Hosta 'Iron Gate Delight'

wavy leaf hosta with an amazing floral display

Dioon merolae Plants from China faintly-scented white flowers with exteriorThe 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