Scientific Name:
Schefflera arboricola
Pronunciation:
shef-LER-uh ar-bor-ee-KO-luh
Common Name:
dwarf umbrella plant
Family Name:
Araliaceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves palmately compound, with 7-11 mostly obovate to oblanceolate leaflets with acute tips, glossy medium green; leaflets are elliptical to oblanceolate in varying sizes with a smooth margin and acute to rounded tips; flowers insignificant.
Habit:
Dense, Stiffly upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Google. Plants will grow much larger in the wild. Compare to S. taiwaniana (hardy to Zone 7b).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Compound Leaf:
Digitate (palmate)
Colour in Summer:
Green, Variegated cvs. w. cream zones available.
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Elliptic, Oblanceolate, Obovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Leaflets have pinnate venation.
Inflorescence Type:
Panicle
Flower Morphology:
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Red
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Unlikely to form on indoor plants
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Drupe, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Dark-red
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Unlikely to form on indoor plants
Bark Morphology:
Smooth, Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Stipule, leafy, stipules merge with the petiole
Propagation:
Seed
Optimal Temp.:
High
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Mites, Scale insects, Thrips (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
