Light
Full sun / direct • approx. 40,000–80,000 lux








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Quick Care Guide
Light
Full sun / direct • approx. 40,000–80,000 lux
Watering
Water when ~90–100% dry
Substrate
Airy • Fast-draining • Mineral-leaning • Fine-medium
Temperature
Ideal: 18–28 °C • Avoid below: 10 °C
Humidity
Normal 40–50 %
Growth habit
Upright cycad.
Support
not needed
Growth speed
Slow
Max size indoors
Max. height: 150 cm • Max. spread: 100 cm
Toxicity & safety
Toxic
Origin & habitat
Native from China (Fujian), Japan (southern Shikoku, Kyushu) to eastern Taiwan
Outdoor growing
Outside from 10 °C · winter-protected spot
These care values are quick reference points for indoor growing. Use them as a guide, then adjust for pot size, substrate, temperature and how quickly the substrate dries.
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Cycas revoluta is a slow-growing cycad with a stout trunk-like stem and a symmetrical crown of stiff, glossy, feathered leaves. It belongs to Cycadaceae, an ancient seed-plant family with cones, leathery fronds and leaf flushes separated by long pauses.
A settled plant may hold the same crown for a long time, then produce a new ring of soft pale green fronds that gradually harden and darken. This slow, crown-building habit makes Cycas revoluta a long-term container plant for bright interiors, conservatories and sheltered warm-season outdoor positions.
Cycas revoluta is native to Fujian in China, southern Japan and eastern Taiwan. In habitat and long-term cultivation, it forms a stout stem carrying a terminal rosette of leathery leaves. The leaflet margins roll back, a feature reflected in the species name.
Container-grown plants stay compact for many years because the species grows slowly. The roots need air, free drainage and mineral particles through the mix. Leaf flushes are energy-intensive, so stable light, even watering and a steady feeding rhythm during the warm growing season help the new crown harden evenly.
Cycas revoluta holds its crown for long periods and adds new leaves in distinct flushes. Give the plant enough space around the pot so the stiff leaves can expand freely and avoid rubbing or bending.
Cycas revoluta is highly toxic if ingested. All parts should be treated as dangerous to pets and children, with seeds posing especially serious risk. The leaflets are stiff and can feel sharp at the tips, so use gloves when handling older plants or removing leaves.
Cycas revoluta is an accepted species in the Cycadaceae family, first published by Thunberg in 1782. Cycas is linked to an old Greek name associated with palm-like plants. Revoluta means rolled back or curled back, referring to the recurved margins of the narrow leaflets.
Cycas revoluta develops a long-lived cycad crown with glossy feathered leaves and slow container growth.
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