Sago Palm 6”

6” Pot

The Sago Palm may look like a tiny palm tree with its glossy, stiff fronds, but it is not a palm tree at all. Sago palms are cycads, one of the most ancient of plants that has been around since prehistoric times.

With the ability to live for hundreds of years, the sago palm makes a rugged houseplant. It is extremely slow-growing, sometimes putting out just one set of new leaves per year. When plants do put out new growth, it is generally borne in one symmetrical ring of leaves that emerges from the tip in an attractive bronze color. New leaves are quite soft when they emerge, but as they expand and age, they take on their signature stiffness.

The way these plants reproduce is another relic of their prehistoric pasts. Unlike many plants, they do not flower but create large, cone-like structures instead. Each plant may be female or male, and the cones are borne on each plant. It can take 15 years or more for a plant to produce cones. In order to pollinate, both a male and female plant is needed nearby.

As a house plant they are very easy to grow indoors.