Cycas siamensis | Thai Sago Mandarin brown and hairy as they

brown and hairy as they emerge but turn green and glossy and flatten out as the leaves harden

The largest we have seen was about 10 feet across

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Heliconia angusta 'Red Christmas' is a stunning

Cycas siamensis | Thai Sago Mandarin brown and hairy as theyA young Thai Sago (Cycas siamensis), about 20cm tall from the base (not including the pot). This is a striking cycad with a neat symmetrical palm like crown. Cycas siamensis is native to Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, where it grows in rocky, well drained soils and handles hot dry seasons. It forms a chunky, textured trunk (caudex) and a compact crown of stiff silver green fronds, making it one of the more ornamental cycads. In New Zealand its happy in