Cycas panzhihuaensis
| Synonymy: Cycas baguanheensis | Distribution: China, southern Sichuan and northern Yunnan Provinces |
| Common name: Dukou cycad | Conservation status: Potentially endangered |
Certainly one of the most cold-tolerant of all the cycads, and one of the
fastest-growing--Chinese
growers reporting 60cm of trunk after only 5 years! Grow it on in a pot until considered large
enough, then plant it out in a sunny, south-facing corner. Fertilize heavily and you will be amazed at
the speed it grows. In its native China, it withstands severe freezes, often at the same time damp.
When larger, this is THE cycad for the garden.
Photo courtesy and copyright © 2000, Martin Gibbons & Tobias Spanner, Rare Palm Seeds site.
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