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Encephalartos horridus
Ferocious Blue Cycad
Spiny KarifbreadPlant Facts
| Scientific Name | Encephalartos horridus |
| Principal Common Name | Ferocious Blue Cycad |
| Common Name(s) | Spiny Karifbread |
| Synonym | |
| Description | It is a small, low-growing cycad up 2-6'and 1-3' across. The trunks branch freely, forming dense clusters of overlapping/entangled blue-green foliage, with between 4 and 8 stems clustered together. Both sexes bear a single cone per crown, males occasionally two in December - January. Mature cones are bluish green in color, the male more blue than the female. The female cone is egg-shaped. Seeds are pale red to carmine in color. The male cone is sub-cylindrical, narrowed at both ends. Leaves do not droop during coning as with some other cycads. |
| General Comments | |
| Origin | |
| Nativity | South Africa |
| Height Range | 3 - 6 FT |
| Spread Range | 1 - 3 FT |
| Flower Showy | N |
| Warning | |
| Sunset Zones | |
| USDA Zones | 9b : 10a : 10b : 11 |
| Leaf Color | Blue-Gray |
| Leaf Texture | Coarse : Palm-like : Spiky : Stiff : Thorny |
| Form | Cycad : Shrub |
| Flower Color | |
| Flower Time | Infrequent |
| Months | |
| Ease of Growing | Average : Difficult |
| Light Preferences | Sun (minimum 8 hours direct sun) : Light Shade |
| Soil Preferences | Well-drained |
| Watering Preferences | Medium |
| Outstanding Features | Color : Container Plant : Evergreen : Speciman |
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