Cycas revoluta (Japanese Sago Palm, Cycas)

Type	Shrub (Multi-stemmed Plant), Evergreen
Form	Spreading arching, Architectural Form
Size	Medium Border Plant (50-180cm height)
Colours	Medium green Foliage
Care	Medium - high
Hardiness	Half hardy, Drought Tolerant
Growth	Slow Growing Plant
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Cycas revoluta description: The ancient Cycad can be traced back to the Jurrasic period and it shows when you consider its strange form; looking like a compact and strangly stunted Palm it produces an explosion of dark green glossy foliage that arches above domed central growth spike. Ideal in a pot or in a milder location plant directly as a low growing specimen among gravel or trimmed grass.

Cycas revoluta cultivation notes: Cycas revoluta originates in Japan, making it a tad hardier than most Cycads. It will flourish in full sun in any well drained soil, and this semi hardy Cycad will attempt to overwinter in the UK; but given its beauty why risk it when it would be happy in a nice big pot?. You will need to invest in a sack truck to wheel it under glass come winter though.

Plant Strengths: Sun loving drought tolerant plant; Provides valuable winter interest; Evergreen foliage for all year round colour and screening; Suitable for container growing; Architectural plant – ideal as a ‘stand out’ plant; Tolerates full sun and sandy, drought-prone soils.

Plant Weaknesses: Does not produce showy attractive flowers.

Design & Plant Use for Cycas revoluta:

Evergreen plant with attractive foliage for winter interest

Common Missspellings: Sycad, Cicad, Sykad, Sicad

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Cycas revoluta (Japanese Sago Palm, Cycas)

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