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Cycas elephantipes
[ Cycadales ]
[ Thailand ]
A medium-sized cycad from dry woodland on a sandstone massif in northern Thailand with a fairly slender trunk that has a massively swollen base (like an Elephant's foot) and grey-green leaves. This species has only recently been described and is seriously endangered in its natural habitat.
Cycas elephantipes

Plant diam 4cm : Out of Stock

Palm alike Plant .
Habitat
zone 12 = Winter minimum temperature above 10C (above 50F)
Rocky Hillsides
Dry tropical forests


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Dioecious ( When staminate and pistillate flowers are borne on different plants )
Solitary ( single-stemmed )
Pinnate Leaves ( Feather-like )
Drought-Tolerant

Cultivation  
Substrate
Temperature during winter
Lighting
Watering during automn-winter
Watering during hot season
Fertilizer during growth
Pruning
Repotting

2 gravel + 1 soil + 1 humus

Indoor during winter temperature min. from 11 to 16C

Sunny

From time to time ( with a regular spray especially on the leaves )

Regularly but without excess, and especialy during summer

Regularly but with spacing
No pruning
Repot from time to time

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