Cycas revoluta /Sago Palm

Sago palm with a female floral envelope in center of fronds
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Scientific Name:	Cycas revoluta
Common Name:	Sago Palm
Plant Type:	Evergreen
Leaf Type:	Needleleaf
Hardiness Zone:	8, 9, 10, 11 Determine Your Zone
Height:	8-10 feet
Spread:	5 - 10 feet
Bloom time:	Spring
Light Exposure:	Sun, Part Sun
Drainage:	Well drained, Moist
Rate of Growth:	Slow
Water Requirement:	Medium
Maintenance Level:	Low
Susceptible to insects and diseases:	Yes

Comments:	Has a growth habit similar to a palm, although unrelated. A strong accent in a garden bed or in a container. Foliage of this semi-tropical can freese in zone 8, but the plant is seldon killed in zone 8. Male and female flowers produced on separate plants. Flowers do not occur every year, even after plants become of flowering age. Side shoots produced on rounded appendages and may be removed from old plants and planted. Leaf anthracnose which causes dead sections along the fronds can be a rather serious problem.