I agree about Zamia. Looks like there are several seedlings in one pot. Where do you live? These can go outdoors in a mild (maybe zone 9) climate. You could pot them up individually if you like. They can get quite large.

Wow....thanks Dave that's about 5-6 different plants, from one plant
that cost me only $1.29. I'm in zone 6A (hot/humid summers) but would have to
bring most of my plants indoors by the end of Sept.

one pot.. might be just enough to deal with all winter long ...

does that potting soil look good for the long term care of this type plant??? ... many plants sold cheap at bigboxstore.. are in perfect greenhouse media... which doesnt end up working well in a house ...

if not.. now might be a good time to repot into a cactus mix .... rather than when you being it in the house ....

ken

Here's my potted Zamia that I stuck outside for the summer. It just got its new growth flush that is a lighter green. As you can see this plant is starting to get big. I bring it into my coolish garage for the winter. It's just one plant. They grow rather slowly unless you can provide a large pot and long, hot, humid growing conditioins. I would definitely set yours outdoors for the summer in mostly shade if you want them to grow faster.

Love that plant. Great, and also mind blowing that a few of you know these tropical/ exotics so well. I could have spent hours googling stuff like "four leaf clover Jade plant". LOL

Ha....jay_6a I did the same thing and kept getting pics of four leaf clovers.

I've also seen these grown as Bonsai plants I may go that route also

They're native to Mexico & get enormous here. They're toxic to animals, so take care if you have pets.

Cycads are pretty much at the top of my most favorite plants in the world list. Beautiful, elegant, mysterious, primeval. 6 plants for $1.29 ? Does that place do mail order ???

I like that you actually have seedlings. The plants are endangered. They can only be reproduced by seed, but germination is difficult, and there are distinct male/female plants. So lots of specimens are wild-harvested illegally.

They can also be propagated asexually by means of offsets (plant in this case will be a clone of the parent plant; including in terms of gender.

I tried to edit before, but it disappeared.

Several sources I tried to post indicate seed-only propagation. I'm not going to find the links again. But UF says division is possible & it is a more reputable source, so I'll go with that. I don't think I've ever seen a pup, but I'll keep an eye out now that I'm curious.

In any event, they are endangered, largely because they are slow growing & difficult to germinate. That results in widespread and illegal harvesting here in Mexico. That part isn't subject to refutation.

We can pretty much assume that most of the Zamias found in nurseries in the colder regions of the US (or big box stores) are seed-grown. None growing in the wild in the US that I know of, though they can self-sow in Florida and warm climates.

I do not know if the foliage is toxic to animals. You'll have to look that up. I have read that the seeds are. However, the OP will likely never get seed in a pot-grown Zamia in a cold climate.

jay_6a

bought at Walmart on clearance rack

Wow ! The management probably had no idea what it was. Put a tag on it for a buck, twenty- nine and some sucker will buy it !

It is toxic. And I don't think it is safe to assume that they're all seed-grown. If they were, it wouldn't be endangered. Whether OP would get seed would depend first on the sex of the plants OP has.

All of the above is verifiable easily.