Beautiful, Jody.
Those fronds appear to be 5 feet long!
Morning sun only?

The lacy foliage is stunning.
Barb

Thanks for your kind words.

Those fronds appear to be 5 feet long!

Actually, the longest of the two leaves is 6-1/2 feet long... and the plant is only 5 years old from seed (thanks to my friend Greg in Hawaii, who can grow cycads faster than anyone I know)!

Morning sun only?

It gets very little direct light where it is planted because there are so many large palms in the yard the provide a lot of shade. This species is pretty adaptable in its light requirements, being able to tolerate the extremes of full sun to full shade.

Jody

6.5 foot long fronds and five years old... 😯 😯

The humidity your tall palms in the yard create likely allows this specimen to be so adaptable to sun or shade.
Our dry desert sun is brutal on my little cycads, even with only morning dappled sun.

The alcove in which your C.debaoensis is situated is perfect as those beautiful fronds will fill the space.
Nice bromeliads, too!

Oh to live in Florida.
Barb

Lo and behold, 7+ months and there's something to cheer about:

Cycas debaoensis sending a shoot:

Cycas panzhihuaensis shoot (periscope up!) 😆

Yipppeeee!

It'll be a long time until the C.debaoensis is the size of Jody's (sigh), but at least it's moving along.
Barb

Barb,

Congratulations!! That sure is nice to see! 8)

Steve

Thanks, Steve!

Weird how the C.deba... shoot comes right up through the "two things" (ahem) that went down into the soil.
And the panzhi does look like a periscope just checking out IF it wants to live in this world, ha ha.

I'm thrilled.
Now the trick will be not to over/under water.
Barb

(drumroll) 😀

Tiny thing, but here it comes:

Barb

This one seems to be pushing the seed OUT of the soil!

And look at the size of this THING pushing down into the soil.

Sorry for fuzzy pic. Looks like a second frond is coming too.

These seem to have liked the recent heatwave.
Barb

Looking good Barb!

They are growing strong, you might add a bit of soil to cover the exposed root.
Maybe the roots are down to the bottom of the cup and pushing up? 😆

Steve

Steve,
OK will cover that exposed root.
Thanks for the tip.

I'm dying to see what's occurring below the soil, but I won't risk it.
Will have to wait until repotting time (guessing ?? when that might be, ha ha).
Wish I'd used plastic pop bottles for pots.

Barb

Thrilled that waviness is showing at such a young stage.

Barb

Congratulations, Barb, looking good. 8) What are you going to do with all of them?

Dean

Dean, thanks.

Only 4 of 10 C.debaoensis seeds made it, and only 1 of 10 C. panzhihuaensis seeds.
There'll be some risk this winter/next spring from repotting, too.
As long as I end up with one of each, I'm happy.

Barb

Great job Barb. Looks like they are coming along nicely !

Only 4 of 10 C.debaoensis seeds made it, and only 1 of 10 C. panzhihuaensis seeds.
There'll be some risk this winter/next spring from repotting, too.

Barb, that is too bad you didn't get more seedlings from your seeds. If I might make an observation... The soil in some of your photos of the seedlings in the cups looks awfully wet. Although these plants can take a good bit of water, the soil still needs to be quite well draining. Did some of the seeds germinate and damp off, or was it an issue of the seeds just not germinating at all (which could also be related to a high water holding capacity in the soil -- which tends to promote fungal growth).

As for repotting, as long as the soil is well draining, you really shouldn't have a problem with these two species. However, I actually don't think you would necessarily need to repot those seedlings this winter/spring. They could very easily grow in those same containers for another year. In general, it is best not to overpot cycads, particularly when the soil tends to hold too much water.

Jody