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Pseudopanax laetus
Five Finger Aralia
| Family |
| Araliaceae |
| Genus |
| Pseudopanax |
| Species |
| laetus |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen), Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7 - 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 - H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-17) - (-1) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 0 - 30 |
| Height |
| 3 - 6 m |
| Spread |
| 3 - 6 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Specimen plant. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun or partial shade with moist, well-drained soil. The soil should have a rich organic composition. In terms of reproduction, this species requires that male and female specimens be positioned within range of one another in order to produce fruit on the latter. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| Rounded. |
| Leaf Description |
| Large, shiny broad leaves on red stalks. Palmately compound with 5 - 7 leaflets exhibiting coarse serration along the margins. Ovate with smaller leaflets concentrated near the base of the petioles. Each leaflet is 15 - 20 cm in length. The petioles which support each individual leaflet are 3 - 5 cm in length. |
| Flower Description |
| Clusters of purple-green flowers. |
| Fruit Description |
| A purple-black fruit on female plants. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Trengwainton garden, Madron, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| By seed, semi-hard cuttings or air layering. |
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