Cycas, Jurassic Plant

Cycas was already there since tens of million years ago, on Carbon Era. Cycas was Vegetarian Dinosaur’s food. Plants derived from self Sikas familia Cycadaceae and there are many various types. Experts noted, in all the world there are 90 species of Cycas. This plant grows mainly in the fertile tropical and subtropical regions. Indonesian have one original type plant Cycas called "Cycas rumphii". Cycas have very elegant leaves. The shiny dark green.

Cycas is very easy to recognize. Plants similar to Palem has downy leaves and the leaves grow dodge from the stem. Color dark green leaves are shiny. Leaf length varies, depending on the type of Cycas. There are a few people mention Brazil plant Cycas as "fern Hajj." This contention is of course not entirely wrong because Cycas are approaching the morfologis fern plants.

There are two ways commonly used to propagate Cycas or other ornamental plants, with technical and through vegetative seed.

Obstacles or challenges to plant and the plant Cycas not much different with other ornamental plants. There are several factors that need to be in this case are:
Techniques to plant / vegetation, land, Lights, Fertilizer, and of course, Hama.

Cycas can be categorized as an expensive plant. The writer buy it for $8 just for 15cm tall Sikas in Jakarta. It has high price because of its slowly grow.It's a very unique plant with symmetrical leaves and round stem.
We will explain more about Cycas in the nex post.