Polyscias scutellaria (Shield Aralia)

needs warm temperatures, and extra humidity. Water thoroughly letting soil dry out a bit between waterings, place pot on top of tray of moistened pebbles.

Repot when roots start coming out of the drainage wholes. Use all purpose soil. Does not do well in sandy soil.

Propagate by taking tip cuttings.

I got my plant from my sister who had it for a few years and was having no luck with it. I took this plant home and pulled it out of its pot to find that it had very little roots for as tall as it was. She had it in a sandy type soil and it was not doing very well. I washed off the roots, snipped off the bad ones, and repotted it in Miracle-Gro Moisture soil. It had become quite leggy needing supports to hold it up. I cut the plant down to half its size and gave it full sun. It is doing very well. Its getting new shoots/stems all over it

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