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Cycas guizhouensis

A cycad from the upper Nanpan River basin where Guizhou, Yunnan and Guangxi meet, growing on dry, often limestone slopes in open scrub and forest. It handles cool, dry winters with light frost better than most Cycas, but wants a warm, wet summer.

Cycas guizhouensis
Photo: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Low-trunked cycad on open slopes in scrub and sparse forest of river valleys, often on limestone.

Recorded sites at about 1250–1450 m; the Guilin record at 150 m is probably cultivated.

GuizhouYunnanGuangxi

🔒 Growing it like that

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✓ 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.