Welcome to Africa Cycads
|
Cycad Trivia Encephalartos longifolius, also known as the Suurberg Cycad or Thunberg’s Cycad,was the first cycad seen by the early colonists pushing eastwards. This species almost changed the course of South African history, for it nearly killed General Smuts and men of a Boer commando in the Eastern Cape during the Anglo-Boer War. They were poisoned after eating the seeds.  |
||
New Cycad Arrivals: | ||
Alexandria Cycad View Details E. arenarius Price: R 12,500.00 Potted Female | 
Lillie Cycad View Details E. dyerianus Price: R 15,000.00 Potted | 
Kaapsehoop Cycad View Details E. laevifolius Price: R 18,500.00 Potted |
 Encephalartos lanatus, also known as the Olifants River Cycad or the Woolly Cycad, occurs in the upper catchment area of the Olifants River in the Middelburg, Witbank and Bronkhorstspruit districts of the Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces in South Africa. It also occurs along the Little Olifants and Wilge rivers in this area. It is normally a medium-sized, single-stemmed plant about 1–1,5 m high. In the garden, it enjoys a position in full sun and is a strong architectural plant that makes a good focal point. E. lanatus is frost-hardy, fire-adapted and drought-resistant.
It is a small, slow-growing tree with stems usually about 1,5 -2,5m long and 25–30 cm in... |
