Life Span
Biennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Origin
South Africa
Types
Alexandria cycad, Encephalartos caffer, Encephalartos concinnus
Number of Varieties
66
Rank: 66 (Overall)
0
40000
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Habitat
Riverbanks, Rocky areas, Scrubs
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-12
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
290.00 cm
Rank: 73 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm
Rank: 64 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Thorns
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35% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
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17% - Palm Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
86% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
21% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
38% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
5% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
2% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
No - Palm Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
95% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
30% - Palm Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
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✘
5% - Palm Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
✘
No - Palm Garden Plants has it !
Self-Sowing
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64% - Palm Garden Plants
Attracts
Birds
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
74% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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29% - Palm Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
ENCEPHALARTOS altensteinii
Common Name
Bread Tree, Prickly Cycad
In Hindi
Bread Tree
In German
Brotbaum
In French
Bread Arbre
In Spanish
Árbol del pan
In Greek
ψωμί Δέντρο
In Portuguese
Árvore de pão
In Polish
chleb Drzewo
In Latin
panis ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Order
Cycadales
Family
Cycadaceae
Genus
Encephalartos
Clade
-
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
66
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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