How to tend a Schefflera octophylla
Also known as: Aralia heptaphylla (L.) Willd. ex Spreng., Aralia octonata Stokes, Aralia octophylla Lour., Paratropia cantoniensis Hook. & Arn., Schefflera atrifoliata R.H.Miao, Schefflera choganhensis Harms, Schefflera heptaphylla (L.) Frodin, Schefflera octophylla (Lour.) Harms, Schefflera rubriflora C.J.Tseng & G.Hoo, Sciodaphyllum heptaphyllum (L.) C.L.Hitchc., Agalma lutchuense Nakai, Agalma octophyllum (Lour.) Seem., Aralia octophylla var. cantonensis Lour., Heptapleurum octophyllum (Lour.) Benth. ex Hance, Heptapleurum rubriflorum (C.J.Tseng & G.Hoo) Y.F.Deng
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Likes wet environments, keep it relatively wet rather than dry, reduce watering in winter
Sunlight
Relatively resistant to shade, likes half shade environments
Soil
Peat mixed with coarse sand soil
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, in March to September, fertilize once to twice a month
Pruning
Remove dead and yellowish leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Subtropical rainforests
- Category
- Araliaceae, Schefflera
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Foliage plants, sometimes flowers in November-December, yellow green flowers
- Flower colors
- Leaf color dark green
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