| Description | Variegated Dwarf Umbrella Plant (Schefflera arboricola variegata) A relatively easy plant to grow for the moderate to bright areas of the house. Can be grown as an indoor plant or outdoor landscape plant in warmer climates. |
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| Pronunciation | (shef-LER-uh) (ar-bor-ee-KO-luh) |
| Plant Type | Indoor Foliage, Tropical herbaceous shrubs |
| Hardiness Zone | 10-12 |
| Sunlight | bright to moderate |
| Moisture | It can with stand some dryness but prefers evenly moist. If allowed to get to dry it will drop a lot of leaves. |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Temperature | average house to average house plus |
| Flowers | In nature it produces small red flowers on a 1-1.5 foot long panicle. They are followed by red fruit when ripened. The birds eat this fruit and disperse the seed causing it to become a Pacific Island Ecosystem Risk (PIER) |
| Leaves | Dark green palmately compound leaves, with irregular cream-colored variegation. Leaves are borne on long petioles. |
| Dimensions | at least 3-4 feet tall by equal spread |
| Maintenance | needs pruning to shape the plant, will tend to stretch especially in indoor culture, can be pruned very hard, hard pruning is best done in the spring when the plant will start actively growing |
| Propagation | seeds, cuttings, air layering |
| Native Site | Native to India to Malay Peninsula, Philippine Islands, Australia and Hawaii. |
| Misc Facts | Named in honor of Samuel von Brassai a 19th century Hungarian Botanist. AKA: Schefflera arboricola, Heptapleurum arboricola, Variegated Arboricola |
| Author's Notes | I have grown this plant for many years and have found it much easier to grow than the larger Umbrella plant (Schefflera actinophylla). I live in hardiness zone #5 and have found that this plant will take all the light you can give it when growing indoors (except for maybe a bit picture window facing south, If possible move the plant outdoors during the warmer months in bright light. It is amazing how much they will grow. |
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