My new Cycad, how hard will it be to take care of it?

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  1. FlowerFreak22

    FlowerFreak22 In Flower Plants Contributor

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    I was in Walmart buying gifts yesterday and I decided to check out the plant section just to see what they had. They didn't have much other than Christmas trees and some poor looking Snapdragons. They had this clearance section that had a few succulents, some other things, and two Cycads in a little house pot with some stones on the soil, one of which really caught my attention. Now I don't normally buy plants from Walmart, but something said buy this one and so I did. My question is how hard will it be to take care of it? My friend has one that he has kept in the same pot it came in for years and all he has done is water it, but I'm just wondering if there is more to it than that.
     
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    Jewell Incorrigible Gardener Plants Contributor

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    Great article Eileen. I've always thought they were great looking plants and wondered how they would do as a house plant. Good luck FF. Let us know how it does for you.
     
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    Thanks Eileen, that article should come in handy. I will try to keep ya'll updated and hopefully I can get some pics too.
     

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