PACSOA - Encephalartos hildebrandtii

Cycads

Encephalartos hildebrandtii

Habitat:
Sandy plains and rocky hill tops of Kenya, and Tanzania.
Description:
A medium to large cycad, up to 6m tall, with occasional suckers. The new leaves emerge as a very attractive orange to olive green in colour.
General:
This is the most common cycad in Kenya.
Culture:
An easily grown plant, happy in either full sun or shade, and adaptable to extremes of moisture.

Figure 1. E. hildebrandtii .

Figure 2. E. hildebrandtii female cone, in a garden in Malindi, Kenya.

Contributed by: Rolf Kyburz (Figure 1)
Alex Prendergast (Figure 2)

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Contributed by:	Rolf Kyburz (Figure 1)
	Alex Prendergast (Figure 2)