| General Description | Very popular and relatively easy-to-grow houseplant, grown for its foliage. |
| Landscape | Tropical specimen or accent or hedge for frost-free areas. Where not winter hardy plants may be grown indoors in containers. |
| Cultivation | Best grown in full sun to partial shade with rich, acidic, medium moisture, well-drained loamy soil. Water deeply and allow soils to dry between waterings. Prune as needed to encourage branching and foliage density. |
| Pests | Aphids, scale, mealybugs, whiteflies, and nematodes. Root rot in overly moist soils. Mites in dry conditions. |
| Notable Specimens | Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
| Leaf Description | Finely-segmented, 1 - 3 pinnate compound leaves have narrow-ovate to stiletto-shaped leaflets with spiny-toothed margins. |
| Flower Description | Free-branching inflorescences grow to 15 long. |
| Fruit Description | Fruit is a drupe. |
| Colour Description | Leaves are yellow-green to medium green. Flowers are pale yellow to white. |
