Although it’s not a palm tree at all, the sago palm (Cycas revoluta) is a beautiful primitive plant that grows well here in La Jolla, requiring little water to thrive. A member of one of the oldest ...

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 ...

In Redlands, you can find handsome evergreen plants with whorls of stiff fernlike leaflets accenting many homes and gardens. Commonly called sago palms, these attractive plants are neither ferns nor ...

At first glance, a cycad plant - a "sago palm"- could pass for a true palm, with its single cylindrical trunk topped by a cluster of fronds. Palms and cycads are sold side by side in specialized ...

The Sago palm, Cycas revoluta, of course, is not a palm at all, but a gymnosperm, and thus more closely related to pine trees than palms. The botanist in me wants to remind you that gymnosperms are an ...

I have four huge sago palms that I have had for years. Just recently, a red round ball appeared in the middle. What should I do with these? Reply: That is the "flower" of the cycad (or sago palm), and ...

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Close-up of the leaves of a sago palm - Jenny Dettrick/Getty Images The sago palm (Cycas revoluta) in your garden or your home might have a tough prehistoric appearance and a reputation of being hardy ...

The couple knew the sago palm (Cycas revoluta) in their Tucson, Arizona, backyard was toxic to pets. They were careful to keep leaves and other parts of the plant picked up and away from their ...

John Allen has an addiction, and he readily admits it. He can’t live without cycads. He has planted dozens of varieties of them across his 1-acre hillside property in rural Vista. Allen bought the ...

Poisoning Alert- It has come to our attention that many home improvement stores are selling a houseplant that can cause serious poisoning in pets and children. The plant is called the "Sago Palm" or ...