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Cycas chevalieri

A medium-sized Cycas of north-central Vietnam (Nghệ An to Quảng Bình) that grows in the understorey of hill evergreen forest. It wants warmth, bright shade and plenty of water in summer, with a noticeably cool winter.

Cycas chevalieri
Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

The understorey and edges of evergreen and semi-evergreen hill forest, on slopes and along stream valleys.

Recorded at 225–1,025 m, median 450 m (6 records).

VietnamNghệ AnHà TĩnhQuảng Bình

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.