Search Utilities Plant Database Search Plant Name Detail Search Search by size, origins, details, cultural needs Website Search Search for any word Site Map Retail Locator Plant Listings PLANT TYPE PLANT GEOGRAPHY PLANT INDEX ALL PLANT LIST PLANT IMAGE INDEX PLANT INTROS SPECIALTY CROPS NEW  2024 PLANTS PRIME LIST   for JULY  Weather Station	Products > Plants - Browse By Plant Category > Cycad Plant Category: Cycad These primitive slow growing cone bearing plants superficially look like a palm or tree fern but are not related the either. Their dissected leaves, which are usually stiff, leathery and often spine tipped emerge as a crown of foliage only periodically or annually. A great addition to the tropical or dry landscape. Also see our Cycad Page for more information. now showing 1 - 18 of 18 << back | next >> Ceratozamia hildae Bamboo Cycad - Vigorous mexican cycad to 4 feet tall w/interesting bow-tie like pairs of leaves. Shade/part sun. Regular irrigation. Hardy to 20F.  Cycas panzhihuaensis Panzhihua Sago Palm - Slow growing cycad to 4 to 8'+ w/many 4' long grayish blue-green leaves. Plant in full sun. Irrigate regularly. Evergreen to 20F and hardy to 7F.  Cycas thouarsii Madagascar Sago - Fast growing cycad to 4 to 8'+ w/many 5' long green leaves. Plant in light shade/morning sun. Irrigate regularly. Hardy to 25F (short duration)  Dioon edule Cycad - Cycad with very slow growth to 6' tall by 4-6' wide. Full (coastal) to part sun. Water occasionally. Hardy to at least 18 degrees F.  Dioon rzedowskii Rzedowsk's Cycad - Mexican cycad to 15' tall by 8' wide w/5' glossy green leaves. Full to part sun. Water moderately to occasionally. Hardy to 20-25 degrees F.  Encephalartos altensteinii Prickly Cycad, Bread Tree - Evergreen cycad. Full sun. Low water needs. 10-16 ft. Hardy to 30-32 degrees F.  Encephalartos horridus Spiny Kafirbread - Cycad from South Africa with spiny blue-gray foliage growing to 18 -24" tall. Full sun. Low water needs. 2-6' tall. Frost Hardy.  Encephalartos lebomboensis Piet Retief Cycad - Medium sized green cycad growing to 12 feet tall 1 to many stems. Full sun. Low water needs. 8-12 ft tall. Hardy to 30 -32 degrees F.  Encephalartos lehmannii Karoo Cycad - South African cycad with beautiful blue-gray foliage to 3-5 feet tall. Full sun. Low water needs. Hardy to 25-30 degrees F  Encephalartos longifolius Long leafed Cycad - Medium sized cycad which grows to 14' tall with long blue-green recurved leaves. Smaller in cultivation. Full sun, low water, hardy to 26 F.  Encephalartos longifolius 'Joubertina Blue' Blue Long-leafed Cycad - Medium sized cycad which grows to 14' tall with long bluish recurved leaves. Smaller in cultivation. Full sun, low water, hardy to 26 F.  Encephalartos natalensis Natal Giant Cycad - Natal giant cycad grows 20' tall with variable leaf size. Smaller in cultivation. Full sun, low water, hardy to 25 F.  Encephalartos princeps Kei Cycad - Evergreen cycad. Full Sun. Low Water Needs. Grows up to 12 feet tall. Tolerates moderate frosts.  Encephalartos senticosus Lebombo Cycad - Medium sized green cycad growing to 12 feet tall 1 to many stems. Full sun. Low water needs. 8-12 ft tall. Hardy to 30 -32 degrees F.  Lepidozamia peroffskyana Pineapple Cycad - Slow growing tall cycad to 12' or more w/long luxiourios green leaves. Cool sun/bright shade. Occasional H20. Hardy to 25F.  Macrozamia johnsonii New South Wales Macrozamia - Large upright palm-like plant to 10 feet with graceful arching 5' long leaves. Full sun/light shade. Well drained soil. Hardy to 20 F.  Macrozamia moorei Carnarvon Gorge Macrozamia - Large upright palm-like plant to 10 feet with graceful arching 5' long leaves. Full sun/light shade. Well drained soil. Hardy to 20 F.  Zamia furfuracea Sago Cycas, Cardboard Palm - A clustering cycad w/leafy stems to 3-4 by 2-4' wide. Sun/Light shade. Regular watering spring through fall. Hardy to 25 degrees F.       << back | next >>