or so I thought. For those of you who might not know, you can't own these plants without the required license! And they take years to grow, and are difficult to get to multiply. I brought ours with from our previous home where they were growing well in the garden, and now have them in two huge pots on the deck.
After the vicious frost we had this past winter, I noticed the leaves on the cycads were dying. On the one more than the other. i didn't really know what to do, and didn't seek advice. About 3 weeks ago I just loped off all the dead leaves, and then 2 weeks ago I added some growth stuff I got from the nursery when we bought all the other plants, and topped the pots up with some potting soil.
Then the magic began. Within days, the little leaves started to sprout out of the middle of the crown. And in days, literally they grew up and up.
Herewith proof that the plant is in fact not dead, and will be around for another season or so. In fact, I'll make sure that next winter I have some form of protection available for them in case of another bout of the black frost.
Side view of the worst affected plant.
Top view of the leaves coming out of the crown.
This pic of the second plant taken on the 17th of Nov.
And this one on the 18th Nov!
Salagatle!
4 comments:
If they produce seed, the leaves normaly die of as all the engergy is going to the seeds. As soon as the seed is produced is pushes out new leaves.
Wow, pretty! Glad they're okay!
Either the seed thing, or they're in a frosty or too-sunny place, which would also kill off older leaves...
The plants are Cycas Revoluta and are not true cycads (Encephalartos). You do not need permits for them, however the plants grow in the same way as true cycads, albeit much faster.
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