I grew this one from seed and finally got it in the ground last year. It just put out this new flush.

Encephalartos bubalinus

This one I also grew from seed however it’s been in the ground for about 10 years now.

Cycas megacarpa

I think the reviled autocorrect messed with your “debaoensis.” Maybe. I thought it was Cycas taitungensis or C. panzhihuaenses but it’s all very murky now.

Great encephalartos!

I have two Zamia sp Jamaican Giant gifted from CB Lisa. I was lucky to get a male and a female.

A Cycas multifrondis is flushing well overhead.i had to walk up the steps of the deck to get photos of the leaflets at eye level. The unfurling flush blends in with the fine leafed Chrysalidocarpus rufescens adjacent to it.

Here’s an update on my Cycas megacarpa flush that is starting to open. Too many leaves to count.

The flush is almost complete on this smal Encephalartos caffer.

On 6/13/2026 at 12:04 AM, Manalto said:

This is one I’ve posted before, but it’s the first year the existing foliage survived the winter, and the most robust flush (8) to date. It’s a C. revoluta hybrid with bifurcated leaflets that I got from North Texas Cold Hardy a few years ago. (Unfortunately, I’ve forgotten the identity of the other parent.) It’s finally starting to look like something!

I bought both Panzhihuaensis x Deb and Revoluta x Deb from TCHP. The "Deb" half was probably actually Multifrondis. My guess is that yours is Panz x Deb, but I'd have to see the whole plant to be sure.

Video of my small Zamia Splendens. This plant was grounded in a heavily shaded spot for 3yrs and didn’t flush at all but did give me this little tiny cone. I decided to dig it out and move it to a sunnier area. 3-4 months later, I got a single leaf flush. Them just noticed another single right behind it. Either my timing is impeccable or this thing likes a little more sun than I was giving it. Either way, I’m happy it started moving. Such a cool plant!!

-dale

I acquired this as Encephalartos middelburgensis as a 2 leaf seedling. Some have said it looks more like nubimontanus but it has more upright leaflets than the nubimontanus I am growing. Perhaps a nubimontanus × middelburgensis. Patience and cones may sort out the mystery for me.

Both the main caudex and the largest pup are pushing out flushes in the photos below.

My Encephalartos ituriensis is flushing but this is a very difficult one to photograph. In order to get the whole plant in the photo I have to stand pretty far back and lose detail while the tall leaves blend in with the canopy. Also, the existing leaves are erect and do a good job at hiding new flushes. Here’s a couple of photos from different angles trying to show the flush.

1 hour ago, Brian said:

My Encephalartos ituriensis is flushing but this is a very difficult one to photograph. In order to get the whole plant in the photo I have to stand pretty far back and lose detail while the tall leaves blend in with the canopy. Also, the existing leaves are erect and do a good job at hiding new flushes. Here’s a couple of photos from different angles trying to show the flush.

Enc. Ituriensis get massive. I’m actually surprised that isn’t a 20 leaf flush with a caudex that big. Cool plant.

-dale

A nice Ferox cone, in the far red spectrum of the afternoon sun.

15 hours ago, Billeb said:

Enc. Ituriensis get massive. I’m actually surprised that isn’t a 20 leaf flush with a caudex that big. Cool plant.

Hey Dale, ya one would expect more leaves on the flush. I counted 11 leaves so far. Maybe it flushes fewer leaves due to the mass of each leaf? As a comparison, I took photos of a mature Encephalartos lehmannii leaf and the Encephalartos ituriensis leaf next to it. The difference in mass is significant.

On 6/18/2026 at 10:50 AM, Brian said:

Hey Dale, ya one would expect more leaves on the flush. I counted 11 leaves so far. Maybe it flushes fewer leaves due to the mass of each leaf? As a comparison, I took photos of a mature Encephalartos lehmannii leaf and the Encephalartos ituriensis leaf next to it. The difference in mass is significant.

If anything the angle used for the pair of leaves on the ground underestimates the actual difference between the two. The larger of my pair of Encephalartos ituriensis is flushing now but I am waiting for it to get further along in the process before sharing photos. Mine hasn't attained the caudex height of yours yet. I will have to count flush leaves on both of mine now, as the theory you posed is interesting.

My male Encephalartos turneri is mid flush right now. Old cones from last year are still partially hanging on. It is another species that starts it's flush quite furry.

On 6/18/2026 at 10:50 AM, Brian said:

I counted 11 leaves so far. Maybe it flushes fewer leaves due to the mass of each leaf?

This morning I counted the leaves on my two Encephalartos ituriensis for their most recent flushes. 17 leaves on the smaller and 15 on the larger... so not significantly different from your 11. I think the prior flush on the smaller one was fewer leaves because they were also stunted. That plant had coned prior to the stunted flush. I'm guessing that the energy for a flush can vary from year to year, so you may have seen bigger flushes in the past on yours?

My Encephalartos laurentianus has had flushes in excess of 20 leaves and its leaves have even more mass (length and thickness) than my ituriensis do. Here is the bigger of my two ituriensis as it continues pushing out its current flush. The wall is 6' tall from the wall's base for perspective.

5 hours ago, Tracy said:

I'm guessing that the energy for a flush can vary from year to year, so you may have seen bigger flushes in the past on yours?

I never counted the leaves on prior flushes but they seemed similar. By the way, nice Encephalartos turneri!

6 hours ago, Brian said:

I never counted the leaves on prior flushes but they seemed similar. By the way, nice Encephalartos turneri!

Thank you. Every time the turneri cones, I wish I knew someone with a female. This specimen is a really nice form with it's plumose leaflets. I haven't seen many in cultivation in gardens around here. Another under utilized species.