Dwarf Hawaiian Schefflera Schefflera arboricola
Other Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Brassaia arboricola
- Heptapleurum arboricola
- Phonetic Spelling
- shef-LER-uh ar-bor-ee-KO-luh
- This plant has medium severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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A broad-leaved evergreen shrub that is commonly grown as an indoor houseplant. Place in a window with bright light or filtered indirect light. It does not like wet feet, so water deeply and let dry almost completely between watering. They can be grown outdoors in containers in the summer in full sun but appreciate protection from harsh afternoon rays. Prune occasionally to maintain shape. It does not bloom under room conditions. good specimen plant in tubs for home and commercial office corners, atria, or as a specimen tree in larger interior landscape sites; commonly cultivated tree outdoors in Hawaii, s. Florida & parts of California.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Relatively pest and disease-free. Spider mites can occasionally be a problem and stressed plants are susceptible to aphids, mealybugs, and thrips. Wet soil promotes disease.
Quick ID
- Indoor shrub with palmately compound leaves
- Leaflets 7-11 are obovate, broad, entire, dark green
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Bonsai Garden in Davidson County
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Dazzle'
Variegated almost completely cream white - 'Dwarf'
- 'Gold Capella'
Variegated yellow and green - 'Trinette'
Variegated cream and green
- 'Dazzle'
- 'Dazzle', 'Dwarf', 'Gold Capella', 'Trinette'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Dazzle'
Variegated almost completely cream white - 'Dwarf'
- 'Gold Capella'
Variegated yellow and green - 'Trinette'
Variegated cream and green
- 'Dazzle'
- 'Dazzle', 'Dwarf', 'Gold Capella', 'Trinette'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Schefflera
- Species:
- arboricola
- Family:
- Araliaceae
- Uses (Ethnobotany):
- Used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders and has environmental uses.
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Taiwan
- Dimensions:
- Height: 5 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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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 Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- 3 feet-6 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Black
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Fruit Type:
- Drupe
- Fruit Description:
- Orange-red drupes that turn black when they mature.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Panicle
- Flower Description:
- Grown as a houseplant it seldom flowers. Very small red flowers grow on compound panicles.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Shape:
- Obovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are palmately compound, to 4.4 by 1.5 inches. Leaflets are 2-4.5 inches long in terminal rosettes. They are obovate, entire, obtuse, stalked, and bright green and glossy.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems are shiny green becoming brown and woody.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Houseplants
- Patio
- Problems:
- Poisonous to Humans
- Problem for Cats
- Problem for Dogs
