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Nursery Direct
Cardboard Plant
Zamia furfuracea
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
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The photo shows this species, not the individual plant reserved for you. Send us an enquiry and we usually reply within 1 business day with photos of the actual stock available in the size you want.
Request photosGetting it in: the largest size here needs about 900mm to 1.2m of clear access. Measure the narrowest point on the route and tell us on the booking call. Standard access is included in the price, and anything unusual is quoted and agreed with you before work begins. What happens on installation day
Looking for a larger size?
Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
Send An EnquiryYou order. We do the rest.
After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Cardboard Plant Zamia furfuracea
A living relic with the presence of sculpture. Zamia furfuracea delivers bold, architectural form through its stiff, leathery fronds and compact cycad structure, a species that commands attention without demanding maintenance.
Why Cardboard Plant
Architectural Form: Stiff, symmetrical fronds radiate from a central crown, creating a striking geometric profile suited to refined, contemporary landscapes.
Exceptional Resilience: Tolerates drought, heat, poor soils, and coastal conditions, once established, virtually self-sufficient.
Long-lived Specimen: Cycads are among the most enduring plants on earth; a mature specimen represents genuine permanence in a landscape.
Low Maintenance: Slow-growing and self-contained, requiring minimal intervention once installed, ideal for high-specification projects where ongoing maintenance must be minimised.
Advanced Stock Availability: Our specimens are grown-on to substantial size, delivering immediate visual weight and presence from day one.
Toxicity warning: All parts, especially the seeds, are highly toxic to dogs and people if eaten, so consider placement in a pet household.
Ideal Applications
Luxury Residential Entries: A pair flanking a driveway or entrance creates an immediate, lasting impression of distinction.
Contemporary Courtyards: The sculptural form integrates seamlessly into hard-edged, minimalist design schemes alongside stone, concrete, and steel.
Commercial and Civic Landscapes: Low-maintenance requirements and year-round structure make this a reliable choice for high-traffic, high-visibility sites.
Poolside and Coastal Installations: Salt tolerance and drought resilience make it well suited to exposed coastal properties and pool surrounds.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 1 to 1.5m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 1.5 to 2m
Best Planting Season: Spring to early summer
Soil & Drainage: Well-drained sandy or loamy soil; drought tolerant once established; does not tolerate waterlogging
Establishment Care: Water regularly for the first few months until established, then reduce to occasional deep watering. Avoid overwatering as the plant is highly susceptible to root rot in poorly drained conditions.
Plant Details
Height: 1 to 1.5m
Width: 1.5 to 2m
Growth Rate: Slow
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Eastern Mexico
Flower Colour: None
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







