Encephalartos ferox is a small species whose genus is part of the botanical family zamiaceae. It has arching leaves edged with pinnules resembling holly leaves. Young shoots are coppery and downy.
The cones, bright orange to red, sometimes golden yellow, are ovoid on female plants and cylindrical on male plants. It is considered one of the most popular cultivated cycads.
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Cultivation
Cultivation
Substrate
Temperature during winter
Lighting
Watering during automn-winter
Watering during hot season
Fertilizer during growth
Pruning
Repotting
1 soil + 2 humus
Indoor during winter temperature min. 17C
Sunny
Rarely ( when the substrate is dry )
Regularly but without excess, and especialy during summer