Cycas circinalis 9cm caudex CI1

Item description : 1 C. circinalis with a 9Cm caudex in a 5 liters pot. The plant for sale is the plant on pictures

Habitat and Description : This species is endemic of India and it’s actually very rare in cultivation. All the plants labelled as Cycas circinalis (even in google pictures!) are in fact other species like Cycas thouarsii. This species is exclusively found on the West Coast of India and nowhere else. It’s slow growing and tends to become deciduous during the dry season. 

Cultivation: Slow growing, needs a  lot of heat and sun to thrive. Well draining soil necessary. 

Cold hardiness :  Tropical