Tropicals > Schefflera > Schefflera elegantissima > Schefflera elegantissima
Schefflera elegantissima
False Aralia, Black Aralia, Petit Boux Caledonien, Spider Plant, Threadleaf False Aralia
Origin: New Caledonia.
| Family |
| Araliaceae |
| Genus |
| Schefflera |
| Species |
| elegantissima |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Synonyms |
| Aralia elegantissima, Dizygotheca elegantissima |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10 - 12 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1b - H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -5 - 15 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 23 - 59 |
| Height |
| 7.5 - 15 m |
| Spread |
| 3 - 4.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Low-maintenance indoor potted plant. |
| Cultivation |
| Grows best in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil. Water regularly, but reduce watering in autumn and winter. Flowers and fruit rarely appear on indoor plants. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Mealybugs, aphids, spider mites, thrips and scale. |
| Habitat |
| Rainforests. |
| Leaf Description |
| Juvenile plants have narrow, 1.25 cm wide, toothed leaflets up to 7.5 cm long. Mature plants have leaflets 7.5 cm wide and up to 30 cm long. |
| Flower Description |
| Small, growing in clusters. |
| Fruit Description |
| Globose. |
| Colour Description |
| Leaves are dark green on top, and coppery green on the underside. Flowers are yellow-green. Fruit is black. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
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