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Schefflera Arboricola “Umbrella Plant”

Latin name

Schefflera arboricola

Pronounciation

(“SHEF-ler-ah ar-bor-IK-oh-lah”)

Common name

Schefflera arboricola

Origin

Taiwan and Hainan province of China

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The Umbrella Plant, also known as Schefflera arboricola, is an easy-care houseplant that adds a unique touch to your indoor plant collection and typically grows up to 40cm on a lava rock.

Schefflera arboricola is a small shrubby plant originating from Eastern China and Taiwan. It is an erect, well-branched shrub or tree with palmate, glossy foliage. A “parasol” of seven or more leaflets radiates from each leaf stalk. The plant can either be free-standing , or grow as an epiphyte or lithophyte – starting life in the branches of another tree or in a rock crevice. In those conditions, the plan will produce aerial roots that will grip to its support and head to the ground, where they will then produce conventional roots. This habit makes them ideal to grow on small lava rocks where they can grow into unusual houseplant displays.

All our potted plants come in compostable coir pots.

Caring for your plant

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Light

Medium-low – medium-high. Avoid direct sunlight and sudden changes in light conditions
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Watering

The growing medium should be kept moist at all times. Mist the foliage with tepid water.
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Pruning

The growing tip can be removed to encourage branching lower down the plant to create a more bushy habit
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Feeding

A little dilute fertilizer added to the water at every watering is beneficial
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Pest & Diseases

Generally pest free, but occasional scale insects and mealybugs might be found. Mealybugs will tend to congregate around the growing points (where there is lots of sap), so they can be removed by cleaning with a damp cloth or paper towel, or by cutting of the affected part of the plant (which will cause lower buds to break and branches to form). Scale insects can be removed by rubbing them off with a blunt tool such as a wooden lolly stick

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Mill Road,
Henham,
CM22 6AA

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