COMMON NAME King Sago Palm |
BOTANICAL NAME Cycas revoluta |
HEIGHT 12′ |
WIDTH 6′ |
DIOECIOUS |
EVERGREEN |
LIFESPAN Indoors 15 years Outdoors 1,000 years |
COLD TOLERANCE 20° F |
SOIL TYPE Well drained |
DROUGHT TOLERANCE High |
SALT TOLERANCE High |
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS Bright, indirect light |
FLOWER Creamy yellow colored cone |
MONTH OF COLOR Every 3 to 4 years |
FRUIT Yellow to green unripe, orange to red ripe. Inedible. |
COMMENTS Beautiful, prehistoric-looking palm. Granular imidacloprid should be used to keep the sago scale from developing on the leaves. |
PRICE 7 gallon $35 |