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Cycad cones and flushes

Urban Rainforest

By Urban Rainforest
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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Urban Rainforest Grand Master

Urban Rainforest

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

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

GeneAZ Rising Star

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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. 

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Tracy Grand Master

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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. 

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

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GeneAZ Rising Star

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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.

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Tracy Grand Master

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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.

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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.

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Urban Rainforest Grand Master

Urban Rainforest

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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.

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

Urban Rainforest Grand Master

Urban Rainforest

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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🤣

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

Urban Rainforest Grand Master

Urban Rainforest

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

DippyD Mentor

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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 😵‍💫

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DippyD Mentor

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

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

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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.

Tracy Grand Master

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

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

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DippyD Mentor

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

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

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

DippyD Mentor

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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! 

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Tracy Grand Master

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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.

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Brian Experienced

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

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18n. Hot, humid and salty coastal conditions.

Brian Experienced

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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. 
 

 

 

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18n. Hot, humid and salty coastal conditions.

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

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Urban Rainforest Grand Master

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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!

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

Urban Rainforest Grand Master

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

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

Urban Rainforest Grand Master

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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.

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

Urban Rainforest Grand Master

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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.

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Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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

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