Dosing day 1 

Epic! You should be getting lots of seedlings with that many cones🤙

This is still expanding and soft,  but you can see how super wide and narrow these leaflets are.  Almost like eyelashes.  Actually reminds me of microcycas somewhat. 

On 10/6/2025 at 2:15 PM, GeneAZ said:

This is still expanding and soft,  but you can see how super wide and narrow these leaflets are.  Almost like eyelashes.  Actually reminds me of microcycas somewhat. 

Gene, what is the species?  I apologize for my ignorance. 

15 hours ago, Tracy said:

Gene, what is the species?  I apologize for my ignorance. 

Believe it or not, this is my E. inopinus from a little earlier in this thread.

Wow, such a different form than I am growing.   I don't recall if you have said whether your plant has coned yet and if it is male or female?  

Next time mine cones, I will want to see the male pollen donor (assuming someone has pollen).  I was just happy to get pollen on its first cone that I didn't ask to see photos of the plant.   Nothing sprouted from those seeds so it ultimately didn't matter which form it was.

19 minutes ago, Tracy said:

Wow, such a different form than I am growing.   I don't recall if you have said whether your plant has coned yet and if it is male or female?  

Next time mine cones, I will want to see the male pollen donor (assuming someone has pollen).  I was just happy to get pollen on its first cone that I didn't ask to see photos of the plant.   Nothing sprouted from those seeds so it ultimately didn't matter which form it was.

Inopinus is notoriously hard to pollinate, and then the seedlings are quite prone to rot.  I had several over the years and killed them with normal good culture for any other enceph.  At least in containers, I've had complete success since treating this species like a cactus in crazy open soil and letting the plant go another 3 days beyond the point I normally would water any other enceph.

I bought this Horridus a couple years ago as a 1 gal. Because it was so powdery blue! It is also the smallest leaf form I have but is fast growing flushing twice a year. Right now the main caudex and pup are both flushing. They start out lavender colored and gradually turn blue.

The second if my 5 big Eugenes to throw this year. I wish the other 3 would flush as none of them flushed last year. I think they are protesting because the want to be in the ground🤣

7 hours ago, Urban Rainforest said:

The second if my 5 big Eugenes to throw this year. I wish the other 3 would flush as none of them flushed last year. I think they are protesting because the want to be in the ground🤣

A few of mine just started flushing which is super late! They all have a mind of their own this year…. Some early, some late, some never and some 2xs 😵‍💫

E. trispinosus decided to crack open today. Tomorrow we party! 

Also gave the dyer girls their last dusting before they close doors and we await its fertility…. 

On 10/8/2025 at 12:23 PM, Tracy said:

Wow, such a different form than I am growing.   I don't recall if you have said whether your plant has coned yet and if it is male or female?  

Next time mine cones, I will want to see the male pollen donor (assuming someone has pollen).  I was just happy to get pollen on its first cone that I didn't ask to see photos of the plant.   Nothing sprouted from those seeds so it ultimately didn't matter which form it was.

no cone yet.

I have been monitoring this warty girl, but she isn't receptive yet.

My neighbors Encephalartos Ferox dusted with male pollen. Looking forward to the seeds!

On 10/12/2025 at 7:37 PM, Tracy said:

I have been monitoring this warty girl, but she isn't receptive yet.

You have pollen for it? I have some male blue long that looks almost like a hirsutus if you need some! 

Today we raced the rain…. In efforts to salvage as much pollen as possible due to our SoCal irregular rain of October… manage near a full 1 cup of fresh middlebergensis off these 5 male cones! 

11 hours ago, DippyD said:

You have pollen for it? I have some male blue long that looks almost like a hirsutus if you need some! 

That sounds like an appealing offer.  I do have other pollen options including my largest Encephalartos longifolius and a couple of blues that would result in hybrids.

This is the first time she has cones. Cycas siamensis.

Cycas maconochiei flushing. These look really nice at the end of the rainy season. Around April and May they get attacked by scale and white flies. Of all my cycads the scale and white flies infect the cycas more then any other and especially Cycas maconochiei. 
 

 

 

Speaking of Cycas….heres my Circinalis flushing. I typically cut off the last set when the new pushes. 
 

-dale 

Still getting lots of late season flushes! This true blue Arenarius is throwing a 2 leafer second flush this year. I like the way the new leaves come out stacked and spikey like a blue Latifrons!

Speaking of Latifrons I have 3 flushing right now! Here is one of my smaller ones throwing a single leaf. 

Of all the hybrids I have I am most excited about the potencial of this one! True blue Arenarius x Dwarf Horridus. Given the parentage it should be super blue with very wide leaflets! They are still small so time will tell.

Encephalartos Munchii throwing an 11 leafer. Thats all for now but some of my favorite plants just started to flush and I will post them when they get bigger.

Little late year heat wave, some fresh rain and then continued warmer temps gets them all fired up for a late season flush! 

Encephalartos trispinosus pushing out a flush at our home in Florida.

That is a great looking Tri and flush Brian! 

I thought my biggest Encephalartos Latifrons was going to take this year off but it just popped as alot of my plants did after that last rainstorm. This plant is easily my favorite plant I have and im stoked that it decided to flush this year! Better late than never. I will post more pics as the flush progresses but this time of year it could take a month and. Half to 2 months to fully expand and harden off.

I got this E. ferox Curley leaf form from KW Palms almost 20 years ago. It was in a liner when I got it.

She is coning for the first time!  The cone is about 12" tall, 9" in diameter.

Randy

Randy, That bright red cone is as good as it gets!

Cycas Platyphlla starting to harden off. It went from this.

To this trippy color of green with brown fuzz.

Late season flush on this small Latifrons I got from Jeff @ Aloes. 
 

Got it last year and don’t remember it pushing so I’m happy she’s growing. 
 

-dale 

 

 

Dale- Its always exciting when a Lati throws! Yours is looking good and I like that pot as well! I bought 3 small ones bout that size last year and one of them is throwing its first 2 leaf flush. I will post a pic of it soon.

Steve

Enc. Arenarius x Horridus new flush hardening off. Good color on this plant. 

-dale 

Dale, That is good color! I have 4 Arenarius x Horridus and none of them are that blue yet.

A fuzzy little single leaf flush on this Encephalartos arewood × horriwood.