Cycas revoluta Description
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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.
Strengths, Weaknesses & Design Usage
Strengths of Cycas revoluta:
- 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
Weaknesses of Cycas revoluta
- Does not produce showy attractive flowers
Design & Plant Use for Cycas revoluta:
- Evergreen plant with attractive foliage for winter interest
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Common Missspellings: Sycad, Cicad, Sykad, Sicad