People are always asking me what plants are my favorites. I typically share my favorite cactuses, agaves and other desert beauties. This time I am sharing one of my favorite collections, the cycads. I ...

If you’re thinking about planting something new, cycads are a great way to add flavor to your yard. Now’s the time to plant, because this time of year brings more humid days and more rain. You’ve ...

Despite the catastrophic effects of continental drift, volcanoes, meteor strikes and ice ages over the last 200 million years, the cycads abide. These very ancient plants are found in our gardens as ...

A new flush of Encephalartos barterii at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Older leaves should not be removed because new leaves are sensitive and can be easily injured while older leaves store ...

The trail winds its way through a grove of cycads and ferns spreading their leaves in the filtered sunlight. Just ahead, a staghorn fern is a burst of green from the trunk of a redwood tree. Your gaze ...

Cycads are one-of-a-kind. If you are interested in garden design, then these striking-in-appearance plants should play a part in your overall plan. Any cycad can function as a focal point in any style ...

The sago palm looked like it was pregnant. It was growing a large velvety golden globe as large as a basketball right in the “belly” of the plant. Each of the homes where I have lived came with ...

A tropical plant has produced male and female cones outdoors in the UK for the first time in 60 million years, in an event that botanists say is a clear indication of climate change. Two cycads (cycas ...

Researchers have documented what biologists call a 'host shift' of the coconut rhinoceros beetle in Guam. The beetle, first documented as an invasive species in Guam in 2007, has been devastating the ...