Cycads are the most significant collection in the Lowveld
Garden and they occupy a larger area in the Garden than
any other group of plants. Although these incredible trees
are scattered all over the Garden, the main concentration
is in the vicinity of the guest cottage and the Cascades
Café. This is probably the best collection in the
entire world, of African as well as southern African species.
It also ranks extremely high in species diversity with a
large number of striking, mature specimens. The Lowveld
National Botanical Garden established the world's very first
Cycad gene bank. The Garden is thus playing a vitally important
role in the conservation of cycads generally and, in particular,
of all rare and endangered species.
