Encephalartos Species, Karoo Cycad

Encephalartoslehmannii

Genus
Encephalartos (en-sef-uh-LAR-tos)
Species
lehmannii (lay-MAH-nee-eye)
Synonym
Encephalartos elongatus
Other Details
Water Requirements
Foliage Color
Where to Grow
Grow outdoors year-round in hardiness zone
Can be grown as an annual
Bloom Characteristics
Bloom Size
Other details
Soil pH requirements
Patent Information
Propagation Methods
Seed Collecting
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Brentwood, California

Carlsbad, California

Hayward, California

Spring Valley, California

Thousand Oaks, California

Torrance, California

Cayce, South Carolina

Richmond, Texas

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Gardener's Notes:

3
positives
0
neutral
0
negative
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(Zone 8a) | March 2014 | positive

Growing inground in my z9a garden. It is a very small plant, which was planted Fall 2013 and survived are unusually cold and long (for ...Read More

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Brentwood, CA (Zone 9b) | September 2013 | positive

Most small E. lehmannii are propagated from seed. The descriptions of this plant needs an update.

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Acton, CA (Zone 8b) | October 2003 | positive

This is one of the bluest cycads you can find (though there are some green forms). It has almost pure silvery leaves if grown in hot, fu...Read More

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