Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month, she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. Q We read the column about the Chilean Wine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The lush, long-living Cycas revoluta plant isn't actually a palm at all, though its foliage looks like palm fronds. Sagos are part ...

Sago palm (Cycas revoluta) is a distinctive evergreen plant that likes full sun to light shade and grows to a height of about 10 feet. Its feather-looking leaves have the appearance of a palm, but ...

I’ve been trying to find some information on sago palms. We have several in Metairie that form a large bulbous center of fronds, but the ones we have in Alabama form a long 18-inch tubular center.

I have noticed that there are small plants growing around the base of my sago palm. Some are even growing on the trunk. Can these be cut off safely and rooted? When? How? — Terry Yes, you can ...

A question for Dan Gill: I've been trying to find some information on sago palms. We have several in Metairie that form a large bulbous center of fronds, but the ones we have in Alabama form a long 18 ...

The Sago palm, Cycas revoluta, of course, is not a palm at all, but a gymnosperm, and thus more closely related to pine trees than palms. The botanist in me wants to remind you that gymnosperms are an ...

Q: My female cycad blossomed again; however, I don’t remember the fronds coming out of the top of the flower like they are now. So, my question is what do I do with the female flower and/or the fronds ...

Q:I have a 3-year-old sago palm that has turned yellow. Three months ago, she developed a new crown of green leaves that have now also turned yellow. My sago is in a big plastic pot. Please advise. A: ...

So, by chance, Cox understood that the plant was poisonous, but she didn’t know much more. And she surely didn’t expect that her beloved dog would be dead by the next morning. Sago palms are common ...

Those of us with cats in the family know that certain plants, such as true lilies, can be toxic to our feline friends. But there are others that are not as well-known. These include cyclamen, a common ...

Q. Is there a method to accelerate the germination time for sago palm seeds? Two seeds I planted required more than a year to sprout. -- J.M., Missouri City A. Sagos, Cycas revoluta, are not palms, ...