Encephalartos trispinosus: Classic Form

Encephalartos trispinosus is also known as the Bushman's River Cycad. It is one of the most famous group of blue cycads from South Africa. A small-to-medium-sized cycad, growing to 3+ feet in trunk height, often clumping with up to 6 stems. Its blue-green, pointy, erect leaves are quite stunning in a garden setting. In the garden, it prefers a sunny location in very well drained soil. It is frost tolerant. Encephalartos trispinosus grows in open rocky areas, or light forest, near Bushman’s River, and Fish River of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.