Cycas hoabinhensis

An endangered cycad of northern Vietnam (Hòa Bình, Hà Nam, Ninh Bình and the former Hà Tây), heavily collected for ornamental use around Hanoi. It is a subtropical monsoon plant: hot wet summers, a cool drier winter, and probably the limestone hills of the region.

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

Recorded from Cúc Phương National Park and nearby reserves, an area of forested limestone karst; the exact microhabitat is not documented in the sources opened, so slopes and rocky forest of that karst are an inference.

No elevation data; the karst hills of the region lie mostly between about 100 and 600 m.

Vietnam

🔒 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.