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Encephalartos paucidentatus

A large, slow-growing tree cycad from the mountains around Barberton (Mpumalanga) and Piggs Peak (Eswatini), reaching up to 6 m with bright to yellowish-green leaves 1.5-2.5 m long. It wants strong light, a warm wet summer and a cool, dry winter, and a very free-draining mix. Vulnerable and on CITES Appendix I, so only buy documented nursery-raised plants.

Encephalartos paucidentatus
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows on rocky mountain slopes and in grassland and bush on the Barberton-Piggs Peak mountains, in a summer-rainfall climate with dry winters and occasional light frost.

Wild populations sit at about 1,000-1,500 m; the 1,200-1,300 m measured sites match that band even though they are probably garden plants.

South Africa (Mpumalanga)Eswatini

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.