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Cycas cairnsiana

RainForestt Robert

By RainForestt Robert
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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RainForestt Robert Mentor

RainForestt Robert

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My only Cycas cairnsiana flushed recently. I love its powdery blue leaves! It is the plant that attracts the first attention from visitors. Is seed of this species ever offered for sale? I would love to get my hands on some. Are there any similar Australian blues?

Robert

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Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

So many plants, So little space.

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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Nice, Robert... I wonder whether they are easy to find here in Darwin.... hhhmmmm.

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

Kumar Veteran

Kumar

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Beautiful photo. Your camera matches your cycad.

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Kumar

Bombay, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 23 - 32 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 3400.0 mm

Calcutta, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 19 - 33 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 1600.0 mm

tropicbreeze Grand Master

tropicbreeze

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In my opinion, far nicer than cairnsiana is calcicola.

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Palmzilla

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WOW those are awesome! I always wonder why we are all so Encephalartos crazy when insane blue cycas are out there too!

Braden de Jong

 

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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WOW those are awesome! I always wonder why we are all so Encephalartos crazy when insane blue cycas are out there too!

These Cycas are not the easiest to grow here in SoCal. The best ones I have seen are inland where it is hot, but also where it does not freeze each winter.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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In my opinion, far nicer than cairnsiana is calcicola.

Zig,

Where area are those native to??

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

RainForestt Robert Mentor

RainForestt Robert

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Calcicola is nice for sure. Are seeds or seedlings available?

Robert

Trinidad!  Southernmost island in the Caribbean.

So many plants, So little space.

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Al in Kona Grand Master

Al in Kona

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I do have a few Cycas cairnsiana plants growing in the garden here. Their new flush of growth is very blue in color but eventually they lose the blue and become mostly green. Maybe in a climate with less humidity the blue lasts longer, I'm not sure. What are others experiences with this species? A pic of one in the garden . . .

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Hawaii Island (Big Island), leeward coast, 19 degrees N. latitude, south Kona mauka at approx. 380m (1,250 ft.) and about 1.6 km (1-mile) upslope from ocean.

 

No record of a hurricane passing over this island (yet!).  

Summer maximum rainfall - variable averaging 900-1150mm (35-45") - Perfect drainage on black volcanic rocky soil.  

Nice sunsets!

Texeltropics Rising Star

Texeltropics

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I have a few C. Cairnsiana's in pot. I keep them in a greenhouse all together at the same place. I have grown them from seeds..But you can see difference. Some are very blue other do have more green in it..What should be the reason of that?

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Texeltropics

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here's one of them...a blue one

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