Life Span
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Origin
South Africa
Types
Encephalartos lebomboensis
Number of Varieties
10
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40000
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Habitat
Upland savannas
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-13
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm
Rank: 72 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm
Rank: 57 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Orange, Orange Red
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
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
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35% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
17% - Palm Garden Plants
Tolerances
Light Frost
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Cycad weevils, Root Pathogen
Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
Flowers
-
Flower Petal Number
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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86% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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21% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
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38% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
✔
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5% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
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2% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
No - Palm Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
95% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
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30% - Palm Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
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5% - Palm Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
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No - Palm Garden Plants has it !
Self-Sowing
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64% - Palm Garden Plants
Attracts
pollinators
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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74% - Palm Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Pine
Other Uses
Traditional medicine
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, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
Encephalartos lebomboensis
Common Name
Lebombo Cycad
In Hindi
Lebombo Cycad
In German
Lebombo Palmfarn
In French
Lebombo Cycad
In Spanish
Lebombo cícadas
In Greek
Lebombo Cycad
In Portuguese
Lebombo Cycad
In Polish
Lebombo Cycad
In Latin
Lebombo Cycad
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Cycadophyta
Class
Cycadopsida
Order
Cycadales
Family
Cycadaceae
Genus
Encephalartos
Clade
-
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
66
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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27800
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