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Schefflera arboricola


Umbrella Plant, Umbrella Tree, Ivy Tree, Dwarf Schefflera




Origin:  Taiwan.
Family
Araliaceae
Genus
Schefflera
Species
arboricola
Category
Tropicals
Type
Shrub (evergreen)
Synonyms
Heptapleurum arborcola
USDA Hardiness Zone
10 - 12
Canadian Hardiness Zone
Requires cold season protection under glass.
RHS Hardiness Zone
H1b - H3
Temperature (°C)
-5 - 15
Temperature (°F)
23 - 59
Height
3 - 7.6 m
Spread
1.2 - 2.5 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
JuneJulyAugust
General Description
Evergreen plant often grown in a bush form but sometimes can be found in a standard or braided trunk form, looking more in appearance like an exterior tree.
Landscape
Low-maintenance indoor potted plant. Where winter hardy, it is commonly used as a specimen/accent, hedge or container plant.
Cultivation
Best grown in bright partial shade with peaty, well-drained soil. Water regularly but moderately during the growing season, allowing the soil to dry in between. Avoid overwatering. Reduce watering in autumn and winter. Avoid direct sun.
Growth
Medium
Pests
Mealybugs, aphids, thrips and spider mites.
Leaf Description
Leaves are slender-stalked, compound, and palmate. Each leaf has 7-9 obovate-oblong to elliptic leaflets that grow to 10-15 cm long, arranged in a circle on leafstalks that grow to 15 cm long.
Flower Description
Tiny flowers grow in compound panicles.
Fruit Description
Round drupes, growing to 0.6 cm in diameter.
Colour Description
Leaves are medium to dark green flowers are red while fruit start out orange and mature to black.
Texture Description
Leaves are glossy.
Notable Specimens
Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer)
Contact may cause skin allergies.
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