Dizygotheca elegantissima
Dizygotheca elegantissima, a.k.a. False aralia, is an elegant, tropical shrub or small tree. This beauty has narrow, saw-tooth-edged leaves, starting with a metallic reddish colour and mature to dark blackish green. Dizygotheca elegantissima is native to tropical New Caledonia and Polynesia, where it grows as an evergreen perennial in damp rainforests. As a houseplant it’s easy to prune to keep it tall and slender or short and compact. Dizygotheca elegantissima is also known as Plerandra elegantissima or Schefflera elegantissima. Other internationally used common names for Dizygotheca elegantissima are: Elegant schefflera; Finger aralia; Spider aralia; Threadleaf aralia; Petit houx Caledonien; Dizygotheca laciniata; Zierliche Fingeraralie; Aralia elegantissima. Dizygotheca elegantissima can be grown well in combination with our Schefflera range. Check our Schefflera range. Evanthia has Dizygotheca elegantissima starting material available all year round, as seed and young plants from seed. Ask our team for the Dizygotheca/Schefflera cultivation manual for commercial production.
Properties
Botanical name:
Dizygotheca elegantissima
Family:
Araliaceae
Series name:
Product group:
Dizygotheca
VBN code:
Status:
Product group:
Tropical
Cultivation information
Starting material:
Seed
Young plant from seed
Pot size:
cm
Stem length:
-
cm
Growing location:
Plant density:
/m2
Sowing period:
Growing temperature:
Pot size:
cm
Pot size:
30-70
cm
Ideal growing temperature:
16-18
°C
Growing time to young plant:
12-14
weeks
Growing time from young plant to final product:
15
-
25
weeks
USDA Hardiness zone:
10-12
Average number of seeds per kilo:
300000
The information shown here is intended as a general guide and should not be considered growing instructions. Details are based on Western European climate conditions, unless specifically stated otherwise.
