Cycas revoluta

They do say, never give up on a Cycad.
Well this one was for the bin this spring, planted out maybe 5 yrs ago, had one flush, but mostly destroyed by frost.
Not had a green frond for 3yrs.

Now its doing this.

It might get a bit of protection next winter.

 

mine is potted and go back in the greenhouse every winter untill it get big enough to go outdoor , but sure I would make a special cover for this plant really deserve .

 

they are hardy to -8 with , if kept dry ....
in case you got money to trough away this the one you want

Cycas panzhihuaensis

-12 with protection up to -8 unprotected.

 

John everything to make you spend some money ,
http://www.ebay.de/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=Cycas panzhihuaensis&_sacat=See-All-Categories
ps would you like to buy a musa basjoo?
the seller is from Spain ,but advertice on the german ebay , Kristen suggested to me , really good price .

 

ps it`s reported to be hardy to -16 , for big plant , but very slow growing plant

 

Sorry I know , anytime I go in the garden that plant is there looking at me ....funny think is getting huge as it inside the greenhouse .
I wanted to try to plant a musa and leave unwrapped and see how big it get , point I`ve got another then musa at about 3 feet coming out from the big musas .
I will trade few later .
My garden is packed as well , will give away lots of plants in October just to make space and grow something new.

 

I have read to water with hand-hot water (daily or 2x per day) to encourage a flush in August. Warms the soil which encourages them.

 

I'm kind of guessing the wet early summer has triggered it, especially now we are getting some warmth.
I believe they tend to get lashings of rain in Japan at certain times of the year.

I has a cycad growing spell a few years ago, raised, cycas panzhihuaensis from seed, but only managed to keep it about three years.

Is that what you did with yours Kristen?

 

Yup. I have been hot water watering my Colocasia this past week too. They haven't done a lot, not really the Summer for them so far, and they were only rather small plants, so I thought I'd try to give them a boost before the Winter.

But I also brought them into the conservatory ...

... but whichever it was, or both effects maybe, they have noticeably changed in that week and are making more headway - including the length and "juicy-ness" of their stolons (if that's the right word? "Runners")

 

I've got a Dioon spinulosum that I gave the hot water treatment to to make that flush back in May. I bought it on the cheap from the Spanish guy that advertises on the German eBay ... price was good (tenner I think) but the stuff he sells is tail-end-Charlie that the Supermarkets etc. have rejected ... suits me, I'm in no rush, but it did go down hill rather, so I'm pleased that it flushed.

However the Dioon has only flushed about 25% of the fronds it came with and the Cycas (also from Spain via German eBay!) about 75% - so the proof will be how many fronds they next flush next time (which might not be for a couple of years I suppose)

Arrived March:



Flushed in June:



Cyas arrived March:



02-Aug:



10-Aug:

 

Great tips Kristen , are you going to overwinter the cycad outdoor?

last year I was in Portugal for a stag do and actually saw lot of Dioons on sale in what it look like the portughese version of lidl , seen lots of big specimen around and they look stunning , didn`t even know that they where cold hardy to -12 c

 

One more winter indoors, I think, then it can chance it outside