Although not a true palm, the Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta), offers a look into what life looked like on prehistoric Earth. These glossy, dark green cycads have been growing and thriving since dinosaurs roamed the Earth. As you can imagine, the plants are incredibly hardy houseplants, or can even be planted outdoors in full sun where hardy. The feathery foliage on Sago Palm Plant makes an excellent background plant for a corner indoors or an accent plant on an end table in the living room or dining room.

Easy to Care for Sago Palm Plant

Sago palm plant is classified by a large cylindrical trunk that does not branch and leaves that unfurl from a center rosette, usually falling as they grow old, leaving a crown of leaves at the top growth point of the plant. Sago Palm Plants are one type of cycad that have been around since dinosaurs roamed the Earth, and they have evolved little since then. Dark green, glossy, and smooth foliage is extremely symmetrical and geometric, making this a very attractive plant to view from above.

In containers, these plants typically will not flower. Outdoors, the sago palm produces a brown, upright inflorescence that, once pollinated, will produce small, seeds. Because of their solid green foliage, the Sago Palm plant will match virtually any space and color indoors or outdoors. Sago Palm is an incredibly slow-growing, low-maintenance plant. The most common problem that people encounter is giving them too much water; these plants are prone to rotting if the soil does not drain properly from the container or location they're planted in. Sago Palms are very low maintenance plants.

*Decorative containers shown are for display purposes only. All plants are shipped in black plastic nursery containers unless otherwise specified.