Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Palm or Cycad
Flowering Plants
Origin
South Africa
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Types
Encephalartos lebomboensis
Helen Campbell spider flower, Queen Series spider flower, Violet Queen spider flower
Number of Varieties
104
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40000
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Habitat
Upland savannas
vacant lots, wastelands, yards
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-138-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Purple, Pink, Rose, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Orange, Orange Red
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Light Frost
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
Average Water Needs
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
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Full 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
Cycad weevils, Root Pathogen
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
Drought
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
pollinators
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Borders
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antinociceptive
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Pine
Leaves
Other Uses
Traditional medicine
Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Foundation, Landscape
Botanical Name
Encephalartos lebomboensis
CLEOME hassleriana
Common Name
Lebombo Cycad
Cleome, Pink Queen, Spider Flower
In Hindi
Lebombo Cycad
Pink Queen
In German
Lebombo Palmfarn
rosa Königin
In French
Lebombo Cycad
Reine rose
In Spanish
Lebombo cícadas
Reina de color rosa
In Greek
Lebombo Cycad
ροζ Βασίλισσα
In Portuguese
Lebombo Cycad
Rainha -de-rosa
In Polish
Lebombo Cycad
Różowa Królowa
In Latin
Lebombo Cycad
Regina Pink
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Cycadophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Cycadopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cycadales
Brassicales
Family
Cycadaceae
Cleomaceae
Genus
Encephalartos
Cleome
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Cleomeae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
661
1
27800
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