Advanced Search

Help | About | Feedback | Plant Suggestions

Schefflera actinophylla (Octopus Tree, Umbrella Plant)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 505047

Image added by Netty (13946) Image 1 of 2

Rate this plant: 2 ratings

Scientific Classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Apiales Family: Araliaceae Genus: Schefflera Species: Schefflera actinophylla

Common Names add Brassaia edit | delete Ivy Palm edit | delete Schefflera edit | delete Umbrella Tree edit | delete Octopus Tree edit | delete Umbrella Plant edit | delete Queensland Umbrella Tree edit | delete Plant Types edit Evergreen Houseplant Invasive Perennial Tree Tropical   Zones / Hardiness edit 9a (to 25 F / -4 C) 9b (to 30 F / -1 C) 10a (to 35 F / 2 C) 10b (to 40 F / 4 C) 11 (Above 40 F / Above 4 C)   Height (Maximum) edit 20 to 40 feet (6 to 12 m)   Spread (Maximum) edit 10 to 20 feet (3 to 6 m)   Flowering Start edit Summer   Flowering End edit Winter   Leaf Colour edit Green - Dark   Leaf Shape edit Whorled   Have you a suggestion for a plant property that we are missing? Please let us know. Suitable For edit Container/Patio Hedging/Screening Architectural Indoor Rainforest Shade Garden   Sun Exposure edit Full Sun Partial Shade   Soil Types edit Well-drained Moist Rich Tolerant of Most Types   Soil pH edit   Bloom Colour edit Red   Wildlife Value edit   Propagation Techniques edit Seed Stem Cutting Layering - Air   Skill Level edit   Additional Short Notes add For longer notes please use the Opinions area below Indoor plant north of Zone 9 edit | delete Blooming usually only occurs when planted outside edit | delete State of Florida has it on their "Don't Plant" list of nuisance trees. edit | delete Ask a Question about this Plant on our Forums

Members who grow this plant also grow...   Beaucarnea recurvata (Ponytail Palm)   Dracaena marginata 'Tricolor' (Dragon Tree, Red-margined Dracaena)   Coffea arabica (Arabian Coffee)   Ficus elastica (Rubber Plant, Rubber Tree) Contributors For This Plant toni (36069) Netty (13946) Frank (2698)   brombear (1128) Member8170 (486) worldblue (53)   purpleinopp (8118) Gardens Containing This Plant   riragirl's Garden   udoit2urself's Garden tmholding's Garden Member8170's Garden Kay's Garden   brombear's Garden   jlmadsen's Garden FlowerFreak22's Garden Link To This Plant Copy and paste one of the codes below to your favourite forum or website in order to link to this plant: Forum link Direct link HTML code

Add Your Opinion About This Plant   brombear (1128) wrote on Jul 25 2010 A great rainforest plant. Glossy leaves and startling huge red flower formations held above foliage. I like this opinion Note: please don't use this box to post questions, you can do that on our forums instead.

Images for this Plant
















Other names for this plant:
Brassaia actinophylla



This page includes name data supplied by ITIS.gov. View their own page for this plant.