A few examples of branching leaf Cycas in my garden

[Brian]

So I thought it would be fun to share with you the different Cycas I have with branching leafs. Im not 100% sure on all the names because, well, even though I bought seed from reliable sources and knew the name at that time, things get moved around, plant tags go missing, the sun fades the names and so on...

The first one I'm sure is Cycas debaoensis,

[Brian]

This ones is Cycas bifida,

[Brian]

Im not sure on this one but Im guesing maybe its Cycas multipinnata?

[Brian]

This one I believe is Cycas micholitzii,

[Brian]

This one I think is a crosss I bought, Cycas debaoensis x Cycas micholitzii,

[Brian]

Im not sure what this one is. Maybe Cycas multifrondis?

[Brian]

This is a female cone of what I thought might be Cycas multifrondis,

[Pedro 65]

Choice Cycas sp you are growing Brian, I saw a very large "very upright" Multipinnata @ a friends garden and I said wow what a stunning Debaoensis , and he said no they are similar but its Multipinnata( both"lime"green and bipinnate leaves) Brian yours very well "maybe" Multifrondis ?? Pete

[tropicbreeze]

The only multipinnate Cycas I've got is C. debaoensis, they look really great. Not growing fast just now, we're in the middle of winter, but hopefully they'll start rocketing along soon.

[CJ Subtropical]

Nice collection, all seed grown I guess? They seem to be fast growers once established, I only have C debaoensis and C bifida from these though

[Merlyn]

On 7/17/2015 at 9:46 PM, Brian said:

This one I believe is Cycas micholitzii,

I just bought a Micholitzii from a PT member NateturesDomain this summer, and he said that he's been growing them is only filtered light.  What kind of light are yours in?  I'd like to put mine in a spot that gets full sun until about 3PM.  I'm concerned that it may burn to a crisp in the middle of summer here in Orlando.  What kind of experience do you have with Micholitzii and/or Multipinnata?

[Brian]

On 11/6/2020 at 10:09 PM, Merlyn2220 said:

I just bought a Micholitzii from a PT member NateturesDomain this summer, and he said that he's been growing them is only filtered light.  What kind of light are yours in?  I'd like to put mine in a spot that gets full sun until about 3PM.  I'm concerned that it may burn to a crisp in the middle of summer here in Orlando.  What kind of experience do you have with Micholitzii and/or Multipinnata?

Mine do well in full sun but the ones I have in filtered sun do look a little nicer. As long as you accumilate them correctly I dont think they would burn to a crisp. They are however magnets for scale and white flies so keep a very close watch for these infestations. They also dont like to stay moist so try to keep them as dry as possible and only water as needed. 

[Merlyn]

1 hour ago, Brian said:

Mine do well in full sun but the ones I have in filtered sun do look a little nicer. As long as you acclimate them correctly I don't think they would burn to a crisp. They are however magnets for scale and white flies so keep a very close watch for these infestations. They also don't like to stay moist so try to keep them as dry as possible and only water as needed. 

Thanks for the info!  My Micholitzii seedling is in with the other ~60 cycads in my nursery area.  It gets a light sprinkle every morning from a dripline mini-sprayer, but is in a pot with a really fast draining mix. 

I'll have to move it out into a sunnier spot for a while before I plant it.  I'm sure if they'll handle full sun in South FL they'll be fine here in the Orlando area.  I have two Dioon Spinulosum that are supposed to be "shade only" plants, but they just look a little lighter green when in full blazing FL sun.  If the Micholitzii does the same thing I'll be happy!