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Identifying a Plant is very important in gardening because without knowing a plant by name, you
cannot search for its care tips, specially for beginners.
SoTodays short episode is on Schefflera or Umbrella Plant which is another addition in
PLANT IDENTIFICATION playlist.
We will quickly learn how to care schefflera plant and also the best method of propagation
of these plants.
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The Schefflera plant also called commonly as the umbrella tree or the dwarf umbrella
tree is a popular plant and comes in many varieties.
This is the plant I recommend for beginners in gardening because this is a very easy to
maintain and easy to care plant.
Just remember few important care tips and you are done!
There are many different botanical varieties of schefflera plant like Arboricola, Actinophylla
and so on.
The commonly grown house plant is Arboricola what we call as Umbrella plant or umbrella
Tree.
This is actually an evergreen Shrub or a small tree with a woody stem.
It comes in two varieties, plain and variegated as you can see here.
One Interesting fact about this Umbrella tree most of us are unaware is It can produce Aerial
roots like the banyan tree.
But its difficult to achieve this in container gardening.
Firstly it needs a good space for root development and high humidity levels to produce aerial
roots.
One more fact about this plant.
This is one of the recommended Air purifying plants to grow at home.
Now moving on to its care tips, we will quickly run through some important points on its care:
1.
Sunlight: It grows well in bright indirect sunlight or filtered sunlight.
Direct sunlight may cause leaf burns, but the variegated one tolerated sunlight well.
2.
Water Requirement: Only thing to remember is do not keep the soil soggy.
Just water it on general requirement basis by checking if the top soil is dry.
Over watering can cause leaf yellowing and leaf drops.
Then eventually root rot and death can occur.
This can be prevented by choosing a well draining soil for your plant.
But it does well in any type of soil and hardly requires any fertilizer.
You can add a handful of compost or cowdung powder once in two or three months.
3.
Pruning: This is done to keep it in shape and make it more bushy.
If you feel you plant is getting leggy or overgrow, consider pruning.
4.
Pest attacks: Its almost safe from pests except sometimes spider mite and mealybug infestation
can be a problem.
You can spray neem oil solution once in a while to keep this at bay.
5.
Then Repotting Schefflera plant � just tease some roots and repot into a larger pot.
It will thrive in any soil.
Now lastly how to grow or how to propagate schefflera plant?
Best method to multiply this is plant is through air layering method.
You can also grow schefflera plants from cuttings.
You might need to dip into rooting hormone powder and things like that.
Woody or semiwoody cuttings can also be propagated in water.
So there we have it folks.
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