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In-Ground Encephalartos horridus
A horridus growing area

 

 

Encephalartos horridus, around 50 remaining having 10"-14" caudexes that have been grown in full southern sun exposure. Extremely blue. Most have numerous offsets (termed "pups") that are tennis ball to baseball size that can easily be split off and planted to produce a new 5 gallon plant in a container in a very short time, typically 6 months compared to growing a horridus seedling to 5 gallon size in 5 years.  Growers affectionately call cycads like this "pup machines".