Coontie short-lived perennial Blooms from spring to summer

Blooms from spring to summer

Blooms late summer to fall

Tree with showy white flowers

Perennial with showy purple flowers

Perennial ground cover or turf replacement

Coontie short-lived perennial Blooms from spring to summerPerennial shrub orange brown fruit. Noted for interesting foliage. Used as specimen plant or mass planting. 2 3 ft tall by 3 5 ft wide. Grows slowly. Suitable to grow in: 10A, 10B, 11, 8A, 8B, 9A, 9B Evergreen. Long lived Full sun, part shade, full shade. Moderate moisture to very long dry periods. Larval host for the rare atala butterfly and echo moth. Seeds, foliage and roots are poisonous. Zamia integrifolia. Also known as Zamia pumila and Zamia