CYCAS PALM – SAGO PALM

Despite its common name, sago palm (Cycas revoluta) isn’t technically a true palm tree though it may have the appearance of other types of palm. Sago palm grows best in warm, humid conditions, and requires four to six hours daily of dappled sunlight, acidic soil, and consistent temperatures between 18 and 23 degrees Celsius. These fairly low-growing plants with long green fronds are cycads, a group of ancient tropical and subtropical plants that usually grow from a trunk that doesn’t branch out; it produces nuts but doesn’t flower or fruit. Sago palms are native to warm parts of Japan and southern China.