How to grow Encephalartos

Encephalartos grow and care – tree of the genus Encephalartos also known as Bread trees, Encephalartos perennial evergreen used as ornamental plant, can grow in subtropics, temperate, mediterranean, desert, tropical climate or as houseplant plant and growing in hardiness zone 8+.

Leaves color green in linear shape and grow connected in pinnate shape.

Encephalartos flower

Flower color yellow-brown, flowers grow in dioecious male and female tree, male in cone shape and female like feathers.

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How to grow Encephalartos growing and care:

Well-drained soil

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative reproduction

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Poisonous

Planting season:
Spring / Summer / Autumn

Pests and diseases:
Moth

Pruning season:
All year

How to prune:
Dead leaves

Size of the plant?
1-5 m, 3-15 feet

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Slow growing

Water requirement:
Small amount of water / Average amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade / Full Shade

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes

Blooming information

Bloom season?
Spring

Bloom season?
Yellow to brown flowers grow in dioecious male and female tree, male in cone shape and female like feathers

Scientific name:

Encephalartos

How to grow Encephalartos

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Categories

Blooming Seasons
  • Spring flowers
Flower colors
  • Brown flowers
  • Yellow flower
Climate
  • Desert Climate
  • Mediterranean Climate
  • Subtropics Climate
  • Temperate Climate
  • Tropics Climate
Ornamental parts
  • Ornamental flower
  • Ornamental fruit
  • Ornamental leaves
  • Ornamental plant
Plant growing speed
  • Slow growing plants
Plant life-form
  • Evergreen
  • Perennial plant
  • Tree
Plant Uses
  • Bonsai
  • Indoor plants
  • Ornamental plants
Planting Season
  • Autumn Planting
  • Spring Planting
  • Summer planting
Plants sun exposure
  • Full sun Plants
  • Part shade Plants
  • Shade Plants
Watering plants
  • Regularly water
  • Small amounts of water
Hardiness zone
  • Hardiness zone 10
  • Hardiness zone 11
  • Hardiness zone 12
  • Hardiness zone 13
  • Hardiness zone 8
  • Hardiness zone 9