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Encephalartos lebomboensis

The Lebombo cycad, an endangered trunk-forming cycad of the Lebombo Mountains on the borders of South Africa, Eswatini and Mozambique. It grows on sunny cliffs and steep rocky slopes with hot wet summers and cool, dry, misty winters, and is widely grown from cultivated seed.

Encephalartos lebomboensis
Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Sunny positions on cliffs and steep rocky slopes among sparse vegetation.

Few records carry an elevation; the Lebombo range is low, roughly 200–700 m.

EswatiniKwaZulu-NatalMozambique

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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.