Tropicals > Schefflera > Schefflera actinophylla > Schefflera actinophylla
Schefflera actinophylla
Octopus Tree, Umbrella Tree, Australian Ivy-Palm, Australian Umbrella Tree, Queensland Umbrella Tree, Australian Cabbage Tree, Arbre-pieuvre
Origin: Australia and New Guinea.
| Family |
| Araliaceae |
| Genus |
| Schefflera |
| Species |
| actinophylla |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Synonyms |
| Brassaia actinophylla |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10 - 12 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1b - H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -5 - 15 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 23 - 59 |
| Height |
| 12 - 15 m |
| Spread |
| 4.5 - 6 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| Large evergreen shrub grown for it’s foliage. |
| Landscape |
| Low-maintenance ornamental potted houseplant. |
| Cultivation |
| Best grown in full sun to partial shade with well-drained soil. Water regularly but moderately during the growing season, with reduced watering from autumn to late winter. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Pests |
| Soft rot, bacterial leaf spot, mealybugs, aphids, spider mites, thrips, and scale. |
| Habitat |
| Rainforests. |
| Leaf Description |
| 7 - 16 leaflets, on each leaf the elliptic to ovate leaflets grow up to 30 cm long and radiate outward in an umbrella-like fashion. |
| Flower Description |
| Inflorescence consists of small flowers in compact umbels that appear on long stalks radiating out like the tentacles of an octopus. |
| Fruit Description |
| Small drupes. |
| Colour Description |
| Leaves are dark green. Flowers are red. Fruit are black. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, Delray Beach, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| By tip cuttings or by air layering. |
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