Welcome to Africa Cycads
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Cycad Trivia Most cycads are slow-growing but can survive over 2000 years in the wild.  |
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New Cycad Arrivals: | ||
Kaapsehoop Cycad View Details E. laevifolius Price: R 18,500.00 Potted | 
Alexandria Cycad View Details E. arenarius Price: R 6,000.00 Potted | 
Ngotshe Cycad View Details E. aemulans Price: R 44.00 t |
 Encephalartos turneri is a species of cycad that is native to Mozambique and named after cycad enthusiast, Ian Turner in 1985. It is extremely rare in domestic gardens. It is a medium-sized cycad with trunks up to 4 metres. Leaves are 2 metres long and glossy green. Both male and female cones are yellow.
This species grows in a climate that is hot and dry. E. turneri grows on hills in grasslands and fragmented woods (primarily in the sun, but some are semi-protected). The soil is rocky and dry, plants can be found in rocky outcroppings and boulders. This species is fairly plentiful and is showing no signs of going extinct. This can be partially attributed to the... |
