1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Biennial
1.2 Type
Palm or Cycad
1.3 Origin
South Africa
1.4 Types
Alexandria cycad, Encephalartos caffer, Encephalartos concinnus
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Riverbanks, Rocky areas, Scrubs
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-8
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Pinnate
2.4 Thorns
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36% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Slow
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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15% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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86% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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20% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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2% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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No - Palm Garden Plants has it !
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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95% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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5.5 Showy Bark
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28% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Bold
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
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2% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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5.9 Invasive
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No - Palm Garden Plants has it !
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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66% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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5.11 Attracts
Birds, Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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73% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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29% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ENCEPHALARTOS altensteinii
7.2 Common Name
Bread Tree, Prickly Cycad
7.2.1 In Hindi
Bread Tree
7.2.2 In German
Brotbaum
7.2.3 In French
Bread Arbre
7.2.4 In Spanish
Árbol del pan
7.2.5 In Greek
ψωμί Δέντρο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Árvore de pão
7.2.7 In Polish
chleb Drzewo
7.2.8 In Latin
panis ligno
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Equisetopsida
8.4 Order
Cycadales
8.5 Family
Cycadaceae
8.6 Genus
Encephalartos
8.7 Clade
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species