Description
Cycas revoluta or Sago palm
Cycas Revelouta Plant or Sago palm care is easy making sago plants an excellent plant for inexperienced gardeners. The sago palm grows primarily in the landscape across the southern states but also grown as an indoor house plant.
Commonly called the “sago palm” or “king sago palm” they are one of those plants that look like a palm – like the ponytail palm – but is not a palm but a cycad (Cycas revoluta).
Cycas Revelouta Plant produces cones and bears attractive, palm-like feathery foliage making it very similar looking to palms, and tree ferns.
Called a prehistoric plant, sago palms with strong natural defenses against predators adapts to a wide variety of conditions.
Cycas Revelouta Plant Cycas is a low-growing plant with long green fronds, and despite its common name, it’s not a true palm tree. Sago palm is more closely related to a conifer, and it grows best in warm, humid conditions, and requires four to six hours daily of dappled sunlight, acidic soil, and consistent temperatures.
these are native to warm parts of Japan and southern China, but it also makes a great houseplant when grown indoors.
| Plant Type |
Cycas Revoluta (Sago Palm) |
| Pot Material |
Ceramic |
| Pot Finish |
Rolled Rim |
| Light Requirements |
Bright, indirect light to partial shade |
| Watering Frequency |
Allow soil to dry out between waterings |
| Foliage Color |
Dark Green |
| Growth Habit |
Slow-growing, evergreen |
| Maintenance |
Low |
| Ideal Placement |
Indoor or Outdoor (in suitable climates) |
| Pot Colors Available |
Blue, Green, Black |
