Encephalartos horridus

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sun May 09, 2010 1:49 pm

Anybody growing Encephalartos horridus?

Quite the beautiful Cycad-here is a link with the nicest pics
I have come across of this one-you will need to scroll down-enjoy!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Encephalartos-horri ... 335852cb6d

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon May 10, 2010 10:57 am

Good price for the size.
And that blue color is fantastic.
Barb

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon May 10, 2010 12:48 pm

Oh nooooooooooo-Mr Bill,or should I say Barb!

That price of $70 dollars is for one that has 2-3 leaves-4-6" tall!

Here's a picture of E.horridus,D.edule and C.taitungensis

<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... sis001.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... sis001.jpg" border="0" alt="E.horridus"></a>

<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... sis002.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... sis002.jpg" border="0" alt="E.horridus"></a>
<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... sis004.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... sis004.jpg" border="0" alt="D.edule,C.Taitungensis"></a>

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu May 13, 2010 5:38 pm

price of $70 dollars is for one that has 2-3 leaves-4-6" tall!

Oops!

Nice specimens!

Now you just need a Dioon spinulosum.
It'll outgrow 'em all.

But don't leave it out in the cold like I did...the beggar's burnt, but alive.
Barb

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu May 27, 2010 8:27 am

Here's a pic of my Encephalartos Princeps,the pot is about
14" around for scale.

<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... 0ph006.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... 0ph006.jpg" border="0" alt="Encephalartos Princeps"></a>

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu May 27, 2010 10:54 am

Love the color.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu May 27, 2010 11:27 am

Me 2

These are my favorite Cycads-
I guess so with what I paid for them!

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 4:27 pm

Really, Really Nice Jim!!!!

Those are some beautiful plants my friend. That last one is Money

I can't wait to see what they look like in five years+ those are some real keepers for your collection.

Nice......

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 7:56 am

Thanks Bill

I think I need to pull them out of all this rain though-going on 10"+
since May 1

BTW
The spear pulled on my Bizzy,you know I am not to sad about that

I still have a smaller silver anyway-

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 3:42 pm

10 inches of rain in a month???

We MIGHT get that in a year.

spear pulled on my Bizzy

Darn, that is sad!
Maybe put the green Bizzy on the south side of porch to protect it from rain?

Barb

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 5:04 pm

You want to hear sad Barb? That nursery that plants the palms for the season by me has a 10' clear trunk bissy. I hope I have a two story garage by then or it's getting chainsawed

Bill

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 6:13 pm

Oh no, Bill!
That nursery would make a 10 foot Bizzy an annual? They must be insane.
Or have too much money.

I almost cried when you said they chainsawed the foxtails and others in the pic you posted.
Imagine...chainsawing a huge Foxtail or a Bizzy.

Oughta be a law.

A two storey garage with a glass roof, Bill.
Attaboy.
Barb

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 9:08 am

Barb,that Bizzy hadn't done shite since I got it,so I wasn't to attached.

At this point,one less thing to protect is fine with me.