If you want to have a beautiful Sago Palm. be sure to care for your plants properly. Cycas Revoluta. commonly known as the Sago Palm tree. is one of the oldest types of plants that exist. These unusual looking ornamental plants are extremely hardy in their preferred environment. which is warm moist climates. In the United States. a location like Houston. Texas would be a perfect location.

The Sago Palm is actually a conifer. with a rough trunk and beautifully light leaves. almost feathery in quality. They are extremely simple plants to grow. and they are well suited as either indoor or outdoor plants. Even the most inexperienced gardener can manage to care for Sago Palms. They are very long-lived. and can tolerate a big variety in their environment. including varying temperatures. amounts of sunlight and the quality (and frequency) of care.

There are a few precautions to take to make sure your Sago Palm thrives. The new leaves. which add considerably to the beauty of the plant. are very delicate and should not be disturbed. The plant should not be allowed to dry out completely. especially when new leaves are being formed. As tolerant a plant as the Sago Palm is. great extremes of temperature. either too hot or too cold. will not be tolerated.

The Sago Palm grows very slowly. about one inch per year. If you want to reproduce Sago Palms. to fill in your garden more. or to give away to friends. you have to understand this process. Sago Palms are dioecious; plants are either male or female. In order to pollinate them. you have to use the technique of hand pollination. The pollination season is May. but the female seed is already ready to be harvested in January or February. so you can place the seed in water in the beginning of the year and. once the red coating is soft. it can be removed. Leave the hard white coat. You can try to plant it immediately. or hold onto it until spring. The seed is planted sideways. and only the very top edge should be in moist soil. Do not allow the soil to become too soggy. The seed will not thrive if it does. Normally a Sago Palm seed takes three months to start to sprout. but don't forget that the Sago Palm is a slow grower. so it will be a year before it is even an inch big. In place of hand pollination. another method is to remove an offshoot from a strong Sago Palm. This can be done by popping it out of the ground with a spade. Dry the shoot out for about a week. then plant it and water it very well.

Once it is established. you can have another beautiful Sago Palm. as long as you remember to care for it.