Schefflera actinophylla as an indoor plant can be found on the market

Schefflera actinophylla as an indoor plant can be found on the market in mid-size formats to large common being between 14 to 22 cm diameter pots.

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Its appeal lies in his brilliant ornamental and elegant leaves, ideal for use in the decoration of rooms, dining hall ... both home and in restaurants, hotels ... in short spaces covered but high volume.

Schefflera actinophylla is the adult stage is a tree that belongs to the Araliaceae family, originally from Australia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, is popularly known as the octopus tree. Therefore, their time in indoor plant decoration and will be relatively limited, its location must be very bright and their origins, rather thank elevated temperatures.

As a houseplant, the Schefflera actinophilla sold throughout the year, planted in pots with some shrub and group several plants in each pot.

Its leaves are somewhat leathery shown clustered towards the ends of branches, number of 8 to 15 leaflets. The adult leaves are usually larger and number of leaflets that young. In states often young people flourish.

The indoor location should be near natural light sources such as windows without being in direct sunlight to avoid burning the leaves.

Temperatures between 18 and 30 º C are a good range for their development. The risks should be direct to the pot and as often as necessary to prevent the plant suffers drought periods and subject them to stress that as a result can lead to a loss of leaves. Schefflera actinophylla is a plant that responds well to cultivation in hidrojardinera. Spraying the leaves with water, if it is rich in lime, white stain causing them to lose part of their ornamental value.

As a subscriber, a balance is very suitable 1-1-1,5 by paying the amount recommended by the manufacturer during the year. As doses vary between a maximum and minimum, smaller doses can be used during spring and summer in Europe (higher frequency of irrigation), and maximum in autumn and winter (less frequent watering).

As for pests inside the home, only the scale insects and aphids in spring and mites in hot weather, can present a serious way. With systemic insecticides and miticides the first case in the second, are the solution to these problems. In all cases, wet during the treatment of both the beam and the underside of leaves for greater efficiency.