Encephalartos Species, Altenstein's Cycad, Bread Tree, Eastern Cape Giant Cycad, Prickly Cycad

Encephalartos altensteinii is native to Cape Province, South Africa.

It grows in bush and forest habitats, where annual ra...Read Moreinfall is 34-39 inches, and is often found in exposed full sun locations. Grows well here in zone 9b.

Encephalartos are listed on CITES Appendix I.

One of the most common Encephalartos in cultivation, this large S African cycad can make a great, but sharp, landscape plant in most any ...Read MoreSo Cal yard. It is a relatively fast grower and likes lots of fertilizer and water (when it's warm). The leaflets are deep green, and have a few sharp spines along their edges, as well as ending in a nice sharp spine. Otherwise they are nearly lancelote.