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Cycas wadei

A critically endangered cycad known from a single population of about 5,000 adults on Culion Island in the Philippines. It is a hot, sunny, monsoonal plant that needs heat, strong light and a fast-draining mix, with a drier spell in the first months of the year.

Cycas wadei
Photo: PeregrinusX, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A single subpopulation east of Halsey Harbor on Culion. Habitat detail is thin; like related Philippine cycads it is assumed to grow in open woodland and grassland on well-drained slopes.

Lowland; no elevations are recorded.

Philippines (Culion Island)

🔒 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.