Lot 4, 10:00 AM
Encephalartos aemulans
5 Inch Caudex Size
Opening Bid: $170$170
Buy It Now Price: $425

This fine-leafed plant is extremely rare in gardens. Encephalartos aemulans is an extremely rare South African cycad - whose habitat is limited to a single mountain in the Natal Province. Its name “aemulans” derives from the latin meaning “equaling” because its pollen and seed cones are very similar.

Encephalartos aemulans trunks grow to 10 feet tall and up to 1½ feet in diameter - with suckers growing from its from base. Its mature leaves are dark green and glossy - 3-6 feet in length. It is suitable for subtropical and warm temperate regions - and also tolerates light frosts.