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Intermediate
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1.5m
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1.5m
max. height |
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20-50 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Cycas revoluta
Other names: Japanese sago palm
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Genus: Cycas
Species: C. revoluta - C. revoluta is a tender, evergreen perennial with a stout stem topped with leathery, glossy, pinnate leaves. It is architectural although slow-growing and requiring over-wintering indoors.
Cycas revoluta is: Evergreen
Foliage: Green in All seasons
Habit: Single stemmed palm, cycad or tree
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Plant with:
Gazania rigens 'Daybreak Garden Sun' Daybreak Series (Treasure flower ' Daybreak Garden Sun')
Cycas revoluta (Japanese sago palm) will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1.5m after 20-50 years.
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Suggested uses: Architectural, Containers, Sub-Tropical
Cultivation: As Cycas will not survive in temperatures below zero, it needs to be grown in a container so that it can overwinter indoors. Grow in a loam-based potting compost with additional grit and position in a sunny, sheltered position out of direct sunlight. Wa
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Loamy |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Neutral |
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Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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South, West |
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Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Indoor heated (H1) |
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Question from
Andy Fraser
One of my Sago Palms developed it's new fronds later than usual last year & have not fully opened yet.It has been stuck in limbo for the last 2 months so to speak.A couple of the frond tips turned brown as well & dropped off.Will i just let nature take it's course.Both of my palm's are overwintering in a unheated conservatory.
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- Posted: Sun. 22nd January 2012 14:14
- Last reply: Mon. 23rd January 2012 09:09
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