1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Palm or Cycad
1.3 Origin
South Africa
1.4 Types
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Upland savannas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-8
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
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
Yellow, Orange, Orange Red
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
Long linear and narrow
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Slow
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Light Frost
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Low
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
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
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Cycad weevils, Root Pathogen
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
None
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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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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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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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
Not Available, pollinators
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Pine
6.2.3 Other Uses
Traditional medicine
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, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Encephalartos lebomboensis
7.2 Common Name
Lebombo Cycad
7.2.1 In Hindi
Lebombo Cycad
7.2.2 In German
Lebombo Palmfarn
7.2.3 In French
Lebombo Cycad
7.2.4 In Spanish
Lebombo cícadas
7.2.5 In Greek
Lebombo Cycad
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Lebombo Cycad
7.2.7 In Polish
Lebombo Cycad
7.2.8 In Latin
Lebombo Cycad
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Cycadophyta
8.3 Class
Cycadopsida
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