Cycas Revoluta "King Sago" 25cmPot

Botanical Name: Cycas revoluta
Common Names: Sago Palm, King Sago, Japanese Sago Palm

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📌 Product Description

Cycas revoluta is a slow-growing, architectural cycad prized for its symmetrical rosette of stiff, glossy, dark green fronds. Despite its common name, it is not a true palm, but an ancient cycad species dating back millions of years.

The plant forms a thick, textured trunk over time, crowned with radiating feather-like leaves. New growth appears in dramatic flushes, emerging soft and light green before hardening off.

Highly ornamental and long-lived, Cycas revoluta is ideal as a feature plant in pots, courtyards, and formal landscapes across South Africa.

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📏 Size When Fully Grown

Height: 1 – 3 m (very slow growing)
Spread: 1 – 2 m
Growth Habit: Upright, trunk-forming cycad
Growth Rate: Very slow

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🌱 Best Growing Conditions

Light: Full sun to partial shade
Soil: Well-draining sandy or loamy soil
Water:

Water moderately during active growth
Allow soil to dry slightly between watering
Reduce watering in winter

Avoid waterlogged conditions, especially in containers.

Feeding: Apply a balanced slow-release fertiliser in spring for best growth.

Maintenance:

Remove old, yellowing fronds
Handle carefully — sharp leaf tips
Protect young plants from heavy frost

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🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

Best Planting Time: Spring or early summer
Active Growth: Spring and summer
Dormancy: Slows in winter
Climate Suitability: Suitable for most South African regions
Frost Tolerance: Tolerates light frost; protect from severe frost

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🌼 Additional Benefits

Highly architectural focal plant
Extremely long-lived
Drought tolerant once established
Low maintenance
Excellent container specimen

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🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Feature container plant
✔ Formal garden focal point
✔ Courtyard specimen
✔ Entrance statement plant
✔ Rock and Mediterranean-style gardens