Schefflera

Basic Care

Indoor Air Benefits

Propagation

Avoid letting the plant sit in that saucer after you water. Keep moist but not wet so as not to promote disease. The Schefflera is in the Aralia family and like many of the plants from this family spider mites like this plant. Clean the plant regularly when indoors and don’t forget the undersides of leaves.

Schefflera actinophylla

Seeds/ stem cuttings with bottom heat in the spring through summer. It is best to propagate any type of cuttings or seeds in a mixture of moist peat and perlite. Cover the pot and plant with a plastic bag secured by a rubber band to prevent the moisture from escaping. Place in indirect sunlight or under a fluorescent light. Repot in its regular mix after it has been growing for a while.

Creates large amounts of oxygen