Dioon edule - 4" BL:M7B 5 ft and inch wide

5 ft and inch wide

This aquatic plant does not grow out of water

While some cultivated varieties exhibit a clear spiral or twisted growth pattern

It stays small and short

or bird's nest fern

Dioon edule - 4" BL:M7B 5 ft and inch wideDioon edule, the chestnut dioon, is a cycad native to Mexico, also known as palma de la virgen. Cycads are among the oldest seed plants and even pre date the dinosaurs. It belongs to the Zamiaceae plant family within the order Cycadales. The genus name "Dioon" means "two egged", referring to the two ovule. D. edule is smaller, very cold hardy, and has distinct blue green to grey green, stiffer leaves, often making it better suited for container