Schefflera Arboricola ‘Melanie’
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Umbrella Plant - Indoor Plant with Variegated Leaves, Perfect for House or Office
- LOOK: These plants have lovely fan shaped, variegated leaves in yellow, green and cream.
- LIGHT: Umbrella Plants are medium light plants - they need bright indirect light. They can cope with small amounts of direct sunlight. Too much direct sunlight can cause their leaves to droop.
- WATERING: Water regularly, but don't let soil become overly wet as this can cause root rot.
- INDOORS: This plant likes to be kept in a warm environment indoors.
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Eventual Height
Can grow up to 2.5–4 metres
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Pot Size
13 cm
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Season of Interest
Flowers in summer Beautiful Foliage all year around
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Light Required
Schefflera plants are medium light plants, which means that they need bright but indirect light. A common complaint about schefflera plants is that they get leggy and floppy. This problem is caused by too little light. Making sure that you are growing schefflera in the right kind of light will help prevent leggy growth. On the other side, you do not want to place a schefflera houseplant in direct, bright light, as this will burn the leaves.
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Watering
When growing schefflera, be aware that watering correctly will help to keep your schefflera houseplant healthy. To water correctly, wait until the soil in the pot dries out and then thoroughly soak the soil when you water. Often people will overwater their schefflera plant and this will eventually kill it. Yellow leaves that fall off the plant is a sign that you may be watering too much.
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Best Growing Conditions
Place in bright but indirect light and keep well watered during the growing season - making sure that the excess water can drain away freely. Water less often in winter and maintain temperatures above 12°C. Mist the leaves regularly with water to improve the humidity around the plant, or sit the pot in a tray of moist shingle.
