Plerandra elegantissima var. Castor
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PLANT TAXONOMY
PLANT INFORMATION
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000605
English name: Castor Aralia, False Aralia.
Arabic name: اراليا كاستور
Native: New Caledonia
Country: New Caledonia
Plant growth regulators (PGR): Common
English name: Castor Aralia, False Aralia.
Arabic name: اراليا كاستور
Native: New Caledonia
Country: New Caledonia
Plant growth regulators (PGR): Common
PLANT DESCRIPTION
evergreen shrub, bark dark brown-gray leaves serrate, compound, palmately, very dark green flowers clusters, green-yellow fruits small black berries.
PLANT USES
Ornamental foliage. Landscape. Indoor plant.
PLANT SYNONYME
Schefflera elegantissima ‘Castor’, Dizygotheca elegantissima ‘Castor’.
BIOGEOGRAPHY
Texture:
Lime rich soils
Fertility:
High
Drainage:
Moderately well drained
Water Sources:
Humidity
Climates:
Subtropics
Lights:
Light shade
Propagation: Cuttings
Flowering time: Autumn
zone: 10 : 12
pH: 6.1-7.3
ETHNOBOTANY
Status:
Common
Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Indoor Outdoor Perennial shrub Shrub
Sample Type: Cultivar Introduced - cultivated Other
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden Other
Uses of plant: Hedge Indoor plant Landscape Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen shrub
pH: Mild acid Neutral
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Indoor Outdoor Perennial shrub Shrub
Sample Type: Cultivar Introduced - cultivated Other
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden Other
Uses of plant: Hedge Indoor plant Landscape Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen shrub
pH: Mild acid Neutral
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