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Bushman's river cycad

Also known as the Bushman's River Cycad, this 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. More