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Plant ID Please

cagary

By cagary
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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cagary Proficient

cagary

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My wife stuck this house plant out in my palm garden a couple of years ago. Its doing fine here in south Orange County, CA.

Any one know what it is?

Thanks!

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Randall SD Enthusiast

Randall SD

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Dizygotheca elegantissima ( False Aralia ), I have on that is about 15 feet high.

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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I think it is now called Schefflera elegantissima.

Its from New Caledonia so it does well in socal.

Dizygotheca elegantissima ( False Aralia ), I have on that is about 15 feet high.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

Gonzer Grand Master

Gonzer

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They are also a magnet for the Giant Whitefly so hose down the undersides of the leaves regularly.

 

 

MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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These are trippy how the leaves change form as the stems age.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

joe_OC Grand Master

joe_OC

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I think they are cool looking plants.

Huntington Beach, CA

USDA Zone 10a/10b

Sunset Zone 24

Randall SD Enthusiast

Randall SD

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The leaves definitely take on a different personality when the stems reach into full sun.

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