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Cycas bifida

 
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Family: Cycadaceae
Genus: Cycas (SY-kas) (Info)
Species: bifida (BIF-id-uh) (Info)

Category:
Cycads

Height:
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)
10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)
12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)

Spacing:
10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)
12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested

Bloom Color:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Time:
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Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Evergreen

Other details:
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings
This plant may be considered a protected species; check before digging or gathering seeds

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
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Propagation Methods:
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Seed Collecting:
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Profile:

1 positive
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive palmbob On Dec 10, 2003, palmbob from Tarzana, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:

This is one of the more amazing looking cycads with long petiles shooting out of the ground (or a small, dome-shaped caudex) and having evenly spaced divided leaflets (an ususual condition for a cycad). It is a native of Vietnam/China and is pretty rare in cultivation.



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