Sago Palm
4.4 out of 5 (37 experiences)
Survivor
Large, lush leaves
About Sago Palm
These palm-like plants are not actually palms, and are actually most closely related to pine trees! They are evergreen perennials that could be found all over the world during the Jurassic period. Since then, their numbers have dropped as flowering plants took over. They are now threatened worldwide and almost all the species are listed as threatened by the IUCN Redlist. 😢
Taxonomy
Cycas revoluta
Cycas
Cycadaceae
Cycadales
Also known as
King sago, Sago Cycad, Japanese sago palm and Cycad
How to care for Sago Palm
How often to water your Sago Palm
every 9
Sago Palm needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Sago Palm in your home
a window
Sago Palm love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Sago Palm does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Sago Palm in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Sago Palm
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Sago Palm after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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What is the white powder like dust that gets on the leaves sometimes #SagoPalm
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Are y’all spikes common? #SagoPalm
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When I bought it I had yellow leafs ,I’m starting to see more greenish recently. Can yal tell me the cause of the yellowing leafs on sago palm n how to treat it to full green #FloweringPlants
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Can a Sago Palms be planted outside #SagoPalm
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Sago Palm brown and curling My Sago Palm has brown and curling ends on its leaves. At first it was only one stem, but now it’s starting to impact my other stem too. I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong. Can anyone help me?
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Hy is my sage Palm turning yellow? Please advise! #SagoPalm
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I’m needing to repot my sago palm, what kind of soil should I use? #SagoPalm
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Just got my palm I live in Illinois, curious if I can put mine outside for the summer? #SagoPalm
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It is turning yellow. Why is that? #SagoPalm
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Why is my plant dying? I do what the app tells me to do. #SagoPalm
Care Summary for Sago Palm
Sago Palm
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Survivor 16
Large, lush leaves 13
Fast grower 6
Browns easily 3
Pest magnet 2
Easy to propagate 2
Blooms easily 1
01/13/2022
I’ve had this for one year now and the only change I see is a few little needles are browning. It’s sharp AF so put it somewhere it can’t poke your @ss when you walk by.
I love the prehistoric look and it’s easy to care for. Doesn’t seem to care if I water it on time or never. But other than that it’s quite boring and therefore not very rewarding.
12/30/2021
It is very toxic to animals and people. I’ve found a new home for my Sago Palm, that doesn’t have pets.
10/04/2021
Resilient
Survivor
08/28/2021
exotic
08/26/2021
I found my sago palm next to the community dumpster at my apartment and figured I would make this thing my responsibility, so I stuck it outside on my SE facing balcony and promptly forgot about it for a few weeks. This plant is surprisingly easy to neglect, which is perfect because this plant also really enjoys neglect. I water deeply every 2-3 weeks and fertilize when I happen to think about it. The first set of leaves from its previous dumpster parents are kind of brown and a bit bent, but new leaves unfurl nicely and are very green. If you have a sunny outdoor space but also have ADHD, you can definitely keep a sago palm alive.
Survivor
08/13/2021
This plant is not actually a palm, it’s in the fern family- I am unable to successfully grow ferns, I have tried. Ferns and aloe plants drop dead of “failure to thrive” in my house. Spam is currently hanging on by a thread- not sure if it’s passed over, or still with us.🧙♀️⌛️
Pest magnet
Browns easily
07/09/2021
Leaves are very sharp and pointy - put somewhere that you won’t brush against it regularly!
Survivor
07/06/2021
This is a slow growing cactus from seed. It lost two leaves during transfer but the remaining leaf is going good. It had a few brown spots when I got it but they haven’t progressed do it’s stable.
Browns easily
Large, lush leaves
07/06/2021
The sago palm is a slow flower
07/01/2021
Bad for animals
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
06/04/2021
Cool looking plant that doesn’t need a whole bunch of attention
Large, lush leaves
04/30/2021
This plant is impossible to kill. It gets no direct sunlight EVER and almost no indirect sunlight on any given day. I found it next to a garbage can on a cold night and even then it didn’t show any noticeable signs of stress. It can go weeks without watering and still looks as healthy as the day after you watered it.
Survivor
Large, lush leaves
03/17/2021
Grows so fast!! The plant gets tall and wide, so make sure you put it in a spot with plenty of space for it to flourish.
Fast grower
02/16/2021
Beautiful, fun looking plant! Use caution, though— it’s toxic to humans and pets.
Large, lush leaves
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