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'''''Schefflera elegantissima''''' (formerly Dizygotheca elegantissima) '''(False Aralia)''' is a species of [[plant]] in the [[Araliaceae]] family, native to [[New Caledonia]].<ref name=GRIN>http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?401649</ref>  '''False Aralia''', also called '''Threadleaf''' and '''Finger Aralia''', is actually a small tree. Its leaves are thin, coppery red to dark green with toothed edges.  It can reach six to seven feet in height.  In cultivation, this plant does best in bright light, and high humidity.  The soil should be allowed to dry out between watering.
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Dizygotheca elegantissima, Veitch. Petioles mottled with white; lfts. 7-11, filiform and pendulous. New Hebrides. G.Z. 21, p. 28.— Excellent. Thought by Guillemin to be the juvenile form of some Dizygotheca. Many of the greenhouse aralias have a permanent juvenile condition.
 
Dizygotheca elegantissima, Veitch. Petioles mottled with white; lfts. 7-11, filiform and pendulous. New Hebrides. G.Z. 21, p. 28.— Excellent. Thought by Guillemin to be the juvenile form of some Dizygotheca. Many of the greenhouse aralias have a permanent juvenile condition.
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Latest revision as of 01:53, 21 May 2010


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Plant Characteristics
Habit   tree

Height: ⇕ 50 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 50.
Width: ⇔ 10 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
USDA Zones: 10 to 12
Scientific Names

Araliaceae >

Schefflera >

elegantissima >


Schefflera elegantissima (formerly Dizygotheca elegantissima) (False Aralia) is a species of plant in the Araliaceae family, native to New Caledonia.[1] False Aralia, also called Threadleaf and Finger Aralia, is actually a small tree. Its leaves are thin, coppery red to dark green with toothed edges. It can reach six to seven feet in height. In cultivation, this plant does best in bright light, and high humidity. The soil should be allowed to dry out between watering.


Read about Schefflera elegantissima in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Dizygotheca elegantissima, Veitch. Petioles mottled with white; lfts. 7-11, filiform and pendulous. New Hebrides. G.Z. 21, p. 28.— Excellent. Thought by Guillemin to be the juvenile form of some Dizygotheca. Many of the greenhouse aralias have a permanent juvenile condition. CH


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Cultivation

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Varieties

Gallery

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?401649

External links


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