That is a coontie, a florida native and member of the cycad family. They are very tough and can take a fairly wide range of growing conditions. Once established they are drought tolerant and need little to no care. Moving them really depends on the size of the plant. Coonties have tubers that can be fairly small on a young plant to very big on a large well established plant. You should be able to scrape away some of the dirt around the base of the plant to get an idea of the size of the tuber. I would start digging a little way away from the base of the plant and work your way inwards in order to make sure you don't damage the tuber. Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.floridata.com/ref/z/zam_flor.cfm

Thanks Steve! I think you're right...the pictures on the plantsdatabase website look just like mine! Sure is nice to have some sunshine again today. The last couple of days in the 40s were quite a shock after our 80s over the weekend. This weekend looks to be a nice one again, thank goodness! Angela

Delina, We our elevation is ~3000'. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your perspective) this year we didn't get any snow -- lots of hail, but no snow. Last year we got about a foot in late January/early Febrluary which stuck for about a month. Our winter temperatures are normally mid 20s, which is quite a contrast from our summer temps of 90 degrees plus. Additionally, we get quite a lot of rain 60"-70" per season mostly in the late winter/early spring. The soil is in large part decomposing granite; so it drains well. I am able to grow Nerines, crinum, Amaryllis Belladonna, Kniphofia, and Melianthus -- the melianthus, when in bloom, attracts the hummers from miles around :-) I planted watsonia last year, which seems to be doing quite well, but with this being an atypical winter season, they really haven't been tested for hardiness yet. I've ordered (but have not yet received) ixia, Sparaxis, Babiana, Watsonia, and Homerus collinia -- great minds think alike! Thanx for your suggestions. George, I'll have to whip out my high country gardens catalog. For some reason, I didn't think of looking through their catalog (even though I know they specialize in xeriscape plants). Excellent suggestion! You've made suggestions of plants (and nurseries) that I haven't considered -- thank you. It's been a blast surfing the net to try to find plants from around the world that will beautify my garden. For anyone who may be following this thread for plant ideas in their own gardens, the plants that I grow (and do well in my garden) from George's suggested list of plants are: lavender, rosemary thyme, sage, ceanothus and bottle brush plants. Thanx to all for your wonderful suggestions!

If I plant out my peppers a little too early (still cooler than they like), or overwater, or both, they tend to yellow and curl. They'll stop when it warms up and drys out a bit. I also agree that the small holes look like damage that can be ignored - chewed edges in my area are generally grasshopper damage, not sure about in your area (and if you figure out what to do to stop grasshoppers, please, do tell ;) ) Anyway, I really don't see anything to worry about from your pics.