Sure is. I was thinking about what I could post this morning and the answer was staring me in the face. We look out at this cycad from the kitchen window and it is one of my favourite plants. It is Lepidozamia Hopei and comes from the rainforests of north eastern Queensland. It reputed to be the largest growing of all the cycad family. This one has been in this spot for more than 25 years but some of its leaves got burnt for the first time during our 45deg day this summer. Also, unlike most cycads, it does not carry any spines on the leaves or the branches which makes it a wonderful garden plant. See the kitchen view at http://365project.org/terryliv/directors-cut/2014-04-05
Impressive specimen! What I don't get is how any of the green stuff survives all the parrots that visit your yard. I have just a few beaks here and yet they can annihilate a plant (indoors) in no time flat. You have better behaved birds that I do.
Speaking of your birds, yes, I need to borrow a couple of your Lorikeets so I can brighten up my bland brown pictures. Thanks for the suggestion. Believe it or not, Heather the dog is very well behaved around my birds. I don't trust any of my other dogs with them, but Heather happily wanders around their room, hoping they've dropped something she's wiling to eat.
@lyndemc Thanks Lyndemc. These things seem to have no pests that attack them. I guess if you have survived since the age of the dinosaurs, then you must have developed a pretty good protective mechanism
April 8th, 2014
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Speaking of your birds, yes, I need to borrow a couple of your Lorikeets so I can brighten up my bland brown pictures. Thanks for the suggestion. Believe it or not, Heather the dog is very well behaved around my birds. I don't trust any of my other dogs with them, but Heather happily wanders around their room, hoping they've dropped something she's wiling to eat.