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Cycad Trivia Encephalartos nubimontanus, the Blue Cycad, (Latin: “nubis”, black, and “montanus”, mountain) used to occur in the Drakensberg. It was originally known from 66 plants, but only 8 were counted in a 2001 survey and none could be found in a 2004 survey, despite very careful searching.  |
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New Cycad Arrivals: | ||
Lillie Cycad View Details E. dyerianus Price: R 15,000.00 Potted | 
Lillie Cycad View Details E. dyerianus Price: R 8,000.00 Plus 4 suckers totalling 19cm | 
Alexandria Cycad View Details E. arenarius Price: R 18,000.00 Potted |
 E. dyerianus, also known as the Lillie Cycad or Lowveld Cycad, grows in open shrubland and grassland on slopes of a single low granite hill in the Limpopo Province, at an altitude of 700 meters.
The stem reaches 4 m in height to 60 cm in diameter. The leaves are long 140-170 cm, blue-matte silver colour, slightly inclined. The stem is straight and equipped with up to six pins. The leaves are 17-24 cm long and 13-18 mm wide. They are equipped with toothed edges and are inserted into the leaf forming angles of 45-80°. At the base of the leaf, the leaflets are reduced to thorns. The spine is normally straight and stiff, but can occur sometimes slightly... |
