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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.  |
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Bushman’s River Cycad View Details E. trispinosus Price: R 3,500.00 nmd | 
Lillie Cycad View Details E. dyerianus Price: R 15,000.00 Potted | 
Natal Giant Cycad View Details E. natalensis Price: R 33,500.00 nmd |
 Encephalartos horridus, the Eastern Cape blue cycad, has been described as one of the most unusual of all the South African species. It is a small, low-growing cycad up to 0.9 m high and 0.9 m wide. It is a native of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, and found in arid shrublands, most commonly on ridges and slopes with shallow soils. The species is particularly known for its distinctly blue-grey leaves, although the degree of coloration can vary significantly. The species name horridus is Latin for 'bristly', after the plant's stiff, spiny leaflets.
Mature plants have big stems of between 0.5–1 m in length and 20–30 cm in diameter with the majority of the... |
