Schefflera elegantissima

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

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Schefflera elegantissima (formerly Dizygotheca elegantissima) (False Aralia) is a species of plant in the Araliaceae family, native to New Caledonia. 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 The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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