1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Palm or Cycad
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
South Africa
Not Available
1.4 Types
Alexandria cycad, Encephalartos caffer, Encephalartos concinnus
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Riverbanks, Rocky areas, Scrubs
subtropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
290.00 cm90.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
240.00 cm60.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Pink, Peach
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green, Ivory
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green, Ivory
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green, Ivory
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green, Ivory
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
20-20-20 amount
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Abutilon mosaic virus, Aphids, Beetles, Scale
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Not Available
Butterflies, Flying insects, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bonsai, Cut Flowers, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, small hedge, Used as an interior landscaping species
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Cut Flowers, Decoration Purposes, Grown in botanical gardens as a specimen, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ENCEPHALARTOS altensteinii
ABUTILON 'Savitzii'
7.2 Common Name
Bread Tree, Prickly Cycad
Flowering Maple, Parlour Maple
7.2.1 In Hindi
Bread Tree
flowering maple
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Bread Arbre
érable floraison
7.2.4 In Spanish
Árbol del pan
arce de floración
7.2.5 In Greek
ψωμί Δέντρο
ανθοφορία σφενδάμου
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Árvore de pão
de bordo florescimento
7.2.7 In Polish
chleb Drzewo
klon kwitnienia
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species