| Description | A very exotic looking plant that requires above average humidity and temperature. It will have a plant-tantrum if the conditions are not to its liking. |
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| Pronunciation | (pol-ISS-skee-as) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Indoor Foliage |
| Hardiness Zone | 11 |
| Sunlight | bright to moderate |
| Moisture | Allow to get slightly dry between watering. Enjoys humidity of 50-60% tolerating down to 35%. Does not like to be dried out. |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Temperature | average house to warm |
| Leaves | Deeply cut, dark green leaves that look like parsley. As the plant ages it will drop a good portion of its foliage creating a bare leg effect. If it has a plant tantrum, it drops most of its foliage. This is an evergreen shrub that freely branches and gets an oriental appearance as it matures. |
| Dimensions | Can reach four feet. Usually smaller when grown in the house. |
| Maintenance | Cleaning up of dead leaves that drop and pruning back if it becomes leggy. Leaf drop can occur when the plant is moved to a new spot or from nursery to in the house. |
| Propagation | cuttings can be slow to root, air layering |
| Native Site | Polynesia |
| Author's Notes | When we grow this plant in the greenhouse it stays full and is nice and green. When it is moved in doors it will have a temper tantrum and drop leaves. It might be a better greenhouse plant than an indoor house plant. |
| Notes & Reference | #02-Exotic Plant Manual (Alfred Byrd Graf), #158-Plantepedia (Maggie Stuckey) |
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