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Schefflera Arboricola Variegated, or Umbrella tree, is an evergreen shrub from the Araliaceae family. Its leaves grow in clusters of 7-9 leaflets and they form a round shape resembling an umbrella. Schefflera Arboricola Variegated has beautiful green leaves with white to yellow variegation.
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Each leaflet may grow up to 6" in length, and as a dwarf Schefflera, this plant usually reaches a maximum height of 4 feet.
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Schefflera Arboricola Variegated makes a great choice for an indoor plant because it is easy to care for, requires little space, and can help to purify the air.
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Umbrella plants grown outdoors may produce small red flowers and bearing berries in the summer, but indoor Scheffleras rarely bloom.
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Schefflera Arboricola tolerates a wide variety of light levels but its ideal light condition is bright indirect or filtered sunlight. As a variegated plant, it needs more light than a normal Schefflera Arboricola, but harsh direct sunlight may burn its leaves. Low light conditions will make the leaves yellow.
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This plant is mildly drought tolerant and it has a medium watering need. Water thoroughly only when the soil is dry to the touch and let the soil dry out between waterings.
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This plant prefers moist, loose, well-draining soils, which you can make by adding some peat moss or perlite to a houseplant soil mix.
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Umbrella plants thrives in temperatures between 60°F-80°F. Temperatures below 50°F is harmful for its foliage. This plant thrives in normal household humidity (30-50%), but it loves high humidity (about 60%), so mist your plant often and use a humidifier when the weather is dry.
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This plant should be fertilized once during the growing season (spring/summer) with diluted houseplant fertilizer.
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This plant is toxic so keep it out of reach of curious children and pets.
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USDA Zone 10-12
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
USDA Zone 10-12
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Schefflera Arboricola tolerates a wide variety of light levels but its ideal light condition is bright indirect or filtered sunlight. As a variegated plant, it needs more light than a normal Schefflera Arboricola, but harsh direct sunlight may burn its leaves. Low light conditions will make the leaves yellow.
