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Umbrella Plant (Schefflera)
Schefflera actinophylla
Umbrella Plant (Schefflera) is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 10-12, that matures to about 40-50 ft × 15-20 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-wet soil. Expect pink and red blooms in summer. It attracts butterflies and songbirds, stands up well to heat and humidity, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 10-12
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 40-50 ft × 15-20 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-wet
- Bloom color
- Pink, Red
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Heat, Humidity
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Northeastern Australia, New Guinea
Freeze survival
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