Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Palm or Cycad
Origin
Australia
South Africa
Types
-
Encephalartos lebomboensis
Number of Varieties
510
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, Moist Soils, Wet lands
Upland savannas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-139-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12-8
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Ivory
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Black
Yellow, Orange, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Costapalmate
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Salt
Light Frost
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Cycad weevils, Root Pathogen
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Light Frost
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
pollinators
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Bark, Pine
Other Uses
-
Traditional medicine
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Street Trees, Tropical
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
LIVISTONA decipiens
Encephalartos lebomboensis
Common Name
Fountain Palm, Ribbon Palm
Lebombo Cycad
In Hindi
Ribbon Palm
Lebombo Cycad
In German
Ribbon Palm
Lebombo Palmfarn
In French
Ribbon Palm
Lebombo Cycad
In Spanish
Ribbon Palm
Lebombo cícadas
In Greek
Ribbon Palm
Lebombo Cycad
In Portuguese
Ribbon Palm
Lebombo Cycad
In Polish
Ribbon Palm
Lebombo Cycad
In Latin
Ribbon Palm
Lebombo Cycad
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Cycadophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Cycadopsida
Order
Arecales
Cycadales
Family
Arecaceae
Cycadaceae
Genus
Livistona
Encephalartos
Clade
-
-
Tribe
Corypheae
-
Subfamily
Coryphoideae
-
Number of Species
3466
1
27800
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