Dinner Plate Aralia Polyscias balfouriana
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- pol-ISS-see-as bal-for-ee-AH-nuh
- This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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Aralia Balfour is a shrub or small tree that rarely flowers in cultivation. It grows best when kept slightly damp with good humidity. Mist often.
Susceptible to root rot.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Polyscias
- Species:
- balfouriana
- Family:
- Araliaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- New Guinea to Queensland
- Play Value:
- Easy to Grow
- Shade
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Houseplant
- Shrub
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Erect
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Texture:
- Coarse
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 10a, 10b, 11a
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Flowers:
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Panicle
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leathery
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Margin:
- Crenate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Rounded trifoliate (3 leaflets) leaves with indented (Crenate) edges. Leaflets are ovate.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Dark Brown
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Twisting green stems speckled with gray spots
