This slow growing cycad is rhizomatous and forms a thick trunk that is covered in leaf bases and crowned in foliage. The divided fronds have bright green leaflets and are upright to arching and the greenish female and male cones appear in early summer.

Hardiness zones 9 to 11

Macrozamia communisis naturally found in Australia growing on the east coast from Bega in southern New South Wales to Queensland and appearing as an understorey plant in tall open forests.

It prefers a well drained moderately fertile sandy soil in a sunny to partial shaded protected position and tolerates frost and drought.

Common Burrawang is grown for its palm-like foliage and its hardiness. It is planted in gardens as a specimen or used to add a tropical effect around a water feature. It is also grown as an understorey plant around trees and establishes in 3 to 5 years and is long lived.

It is ideal for coastal gardens tolerating salt laden winds and can be used as a container specimen in courtyards. This plant often grows naturally as an understorey in open forests with Eucalyptusand Melaleuca species. It is very slow growing and is difficult to transplant once mature. ID 538

Macrozamia(mak-ro-ZAIM-ee-a) communis (KAHM-yoo-nis / kah-MYOO-nis)

Zamiaceae (ZAH-mee-AY-see-ee)
Zamias, Cycads Family