Schefflera arboricola 'Gold Capella' (Gold Capella Umbrella Plant, Gold Capella Umbrella Tree, Gold Capella Dwarf Schefflera)

Botanical Information

FamilyAraliaceae
GenusSchefflera
Speciesarboricola
Cultivar'Gold Capella'
CategoryTropicals
TypeShrub (evergreen)
Ethnobotanical Uses
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Details

USDA Hardiness Zone11
USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness ZoneRequires cold season protection under glass.
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness ZoneH1c
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Temperature (°C)5 - 10
Temperature (°F)41 - 50
Height2.5 - 4 m
Spread1 - 1.5 m
GrowthMedium

Description and Growing Information

General DescriptionEvergreen plant often grown in a bush form but can be found in a trunk form, with green and yellow foliage.
LandscapeLow-maintenance indoor potted plant. Where winter hardy, it is commonly used as a specimen/accent, hedge or container plant.
CultivationBest grown in bright partial shade with peaty, well-drained soil. Water regularly but moderately during the growing season, allowing the soil to dry in between. Avoid overwatering. Reduce watering in autumn and winter. Avoid direct sun.
PestsMealybugs, aphids, thrips and spider mites.
Notable SpecimensCentennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Leaf DescriptionLeaves are slender-stalked, compound, and palmate. Each leaf has 7-9 obovate-oblong to elliptic leaflets that grow to 10-15 cm long, arranged in a circle on leafstalks that grow to 15 cm long.
Flower DescriptionTiny flowers grow in compound panicles.
Fruit DescriptionRound drupes, growing to 0.6 cm in diameter.
Colour DescriptionLeaves are medium to dark green with yellow margins. Flowers are red. Fruit start out orange and mature to black.
Texture DescriptionLeaves are glossy.

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