Tropicals > Polyscias > Polyscias fruticosa > Polyscias fruticosa
Polyscias fruticosa
Ming Aralia, Ming Tree
Origin: Tropical areas from India to Polynesia.
| Family |
| Araliaceae |
| Genus |
| Polyscias |
| Species |
| fruticosa |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 11 - 12 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1b - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 5 - 15 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 41 - 59 |
| Height |
| 1.8 - 2.4 m |
| Spread |
| 0.6 - 0.9 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| Very popular and relatively easy-to-grow houseplant, grown for its foliage. |
| Landscape |
| Tropical specimen or accent or hedge for frost-free areas. Where not winter hardy plants may be grown indoors in containers. |
| Cultivation |
| Best grown in full sun to partial shade with rich, acidic, medium moisture, well-drained loamy soil. Water deeply and allow soils to dry between waterings. Prune as needed to encourage branching and foliage density. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Aphids, scale, mealybugs, whiteflies, and nematodes. Root rot in overly moist soils. Mites in dry conditions. |
| Leaf Description |
| Finely-segmented, 1 - 3 pinnate compound leaves have narrow-ovate to stiletto-shaped leaflets with spiny-toothed margins. |
| Flower Description |
| Free-branching inflorescences grow to 15 long. |
| Fruit Description |
| Fruit is a drupe. |
| Colour Description |
| Leaves are yellow-green to medium green. Flowers are pale yellow to white. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
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