Schefflera elegantissima 'Gold Crest' Syn. Dizygotheca elegantissima

False Aralia 'Gold Crest'

'Gold Crest' features finely textured, dark green leaves with saw-tooth edges in Whte/Creamy margins and a brownish green metallic underside. This plant is an evergreen shrub or small tree. This plant is easy to care and maintain for. It can be grown outdoor in full shade or filtered sun during warmer months or indoor as house plant. It can be grown in ground, best grown in pot indoor.

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plant Features

Partial shade
Occasional watering
Not Frost hardy
Rich and free draining

plant information

Common name

False Aralia 'Gold Crest'

Latin name

Schefflera elegantissima 'Gold Crest' Syn. Dizygotheca elegantissima

type

Shrub

family

Araliaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Partial shade
Frost

Not Frost hardy

Soil

Rich and free draining
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown False Aralia Gold Crest is 0.75meters x 1.20meters

0.75 M 1.20 M

Schefflera elegantissima 'Gold Crest' Syn. Dizygotheca elegantissima

Planting

From Early Spring TO Late Winter

They need bright but in-direct light. A common complaint about schefflera plants is that they get leggy and floppy. This problem is caused by too little light. Making sure that you are growing schefflera in bright but in-direct light will help prevent leggy growth. On the other side, you do not want to place a schefflera houseplant in direct, bright light, as this will burn the leaves. Only grow outdoors where the temperature does not fall below 55F.

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