| Description | Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta) is an easy-to-grow indoor plant or a landscape plant in warmer climates. Beware that it can get large and has sharp, prickly leaf bases. Especially after the leaf dies. |
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| Pronunciation | (SY-kass)(reh-vol-OO-tah) |
| Plant Type | Indoor Foliage, Broadleaf evergreen, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 9-10 |
| Sunlight | bright light |
| Moisture | evenly moist to approach dryness |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Temperature | average house |
| Flowers | The plant is dioecious, having male and female plants. The female plant will produce a cone-like structure. |
| Leaves | Leaves are palm-like and become very stiff. |
| Stems | The indoor Sago's will have a short, stubby, scaly brown stem. |
| Dimensions | The main problem with growing this plant is it forms a circular shape and takes up a lot of room, reaching up to 3 feet or more in width. |
| Maintenance | The old leaves will turn yellow and need to be removed. They are very sharp and prickly at this point. |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Native to Japan, Taiwan, Java |
| Misc Facts | Cycads are of very primitive origin and were munched on by Dinosaurs. |
| Author's Notes | I have grown this plant for over 15 years. It is very durable and low-maintenance. In warmer regions, it is commonly used as an outdoor landscape plant, growing into a small palm-like tree. |
| Notes & Reference | #02-Exotic Plant Manual (Alfred Byrd Graf), #18-House Plant Encyclopedia (Nico Vermeulen), #270-North Carolina Extension Gardener Tool Box (https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants), #274-Site Authors' observations and growing experiences |
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