Coffee Tree Polyscias guilfoylei
Other Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Aralia guilfoylei
- Panax guilfoylei
- Phonetic Spelling
- pol-ISS-skee-as gil-FOYL-ee
- This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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Geranium Aralia is a tropical shrub native to Southeast Asia and is commonly used as a houseplant. They are slow-growing and tolerate pruning to keep the size where you want it. Without pruning, they will reach 6-8 feet tall. If the temperature drops below 50 F they will lose their leaves. The showy leaves are often variegated with white or yellow margins or they can be all green. They rarely flower as a houseplant.
Grow in moist well-drained loamy acidic potting soil and place in bright indirect lighting. They can tolerate the morning sun. Allow the soil to partially dry between waterings, then water deeply and thoroughly. The plant can be used as a bonsai specimen.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Root rot can occur from overwatering.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Blackie' or Black Aralia
very dark green, wrinkled surface, pinnately divided leaves
- 'Blackie' or Black Aralia
- 'Blackie' or Black Aralia
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Blackie' or Black Aralia
very dark green, wrinkled surface, pinnately divided leaves
- 'Blackie' or Black Aralia
- 'Blackie' or Black Aralia
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Polyscias
- Species:
- guilfoylei
- Family:
- Araliaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- East Malesia to Southwest Pacific
- Distribution:
- Bahamas, China, Dominican Republic, Guinea, Haiti, Mozambique, Puerto Rico, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, and Wake Island
- Play Value:
- Wind Break
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Houseplant
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Columnar
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b
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Flowers:
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Insignificant
- Flower Description:
- Rarely blooms as a houseplant
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Variegated
- White
- Leaf Feel:
- Papery
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Dentate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Compound leaf with 7-9 leaflets. Green to variegated with white or yellow margins.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems can become woody with age
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Houseplants
- Patio
- Design Feature:
- Screen/Privacy
- Problems:
- Problem for Cats
- Problem for Dogs
- Problem for Horses
