Tropicals > Schefflera > Schefflera arboricola > Schefflera arboricola 'Gold Capella'
Schefflera arboricola
'Gold Capella'
Gold Capella Umbrella Plant, Gold Capella Umbrella Tree, Gold Capella Dwarf Schefflera
| Family |
| Araliaceae |
| Genus |
| Schefflera |
| Species |
| arboricola |
| Cultivar |
| 'Gold Capella' |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 5 - 10 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 41 - 50 |
| Height |
| 2.5 - 4 m |
| Spread |
| 1 - 1.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Evergreen plant often grown in a bush form but can be found in a trunk form, with green and yellow foliage. |
| 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 with yellow margins. Flowers are red. 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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