Sago Palm
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Full Sun
Part Sun/Shade
Low
Evergreen
Flowering
About This Plant
Sun, but appreciates some afternoon shade in summer. Evergreen to 15 degrees F. Sago is an ancient plant with arching glossy leaves and a palm-like form.
Sago tolerates many soil types, including clay, and it is extremely drought hardy once established; adult plants can go for months without supplemental water. Even if plants begin to drop leaves or dessicate in drought, they usually recover after rain.
The fruit on female plants are fatally toxic to dogs (and, unfortunately, they resemble a red rubber ball.)
Maintenance
Slow growing. Overwatering leads to crown and root rot. The leaf bases bear sharp tips and may require gloves for close handling. Expect damage from deep freezes and, increasingly, from Cycad Aulacaspis scale.
Features
This plant goes well with
Teucrium fruticans
Aspidistra elatior
Lagerstroemia indica
Lagerstroemia fauriei x indica
Lagerstroemia fauriei x indica 'Natchez'
Rhaphiolepis indica
Raphiolepis indica 'Dwarf Pink'
Chamaerops humilis
Sabal mexicana
Setcreasea pallida
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