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by DowntoEarth on December 21, 2006 01:39 PM
The photos a little fuzzy, but it looks like a Schefflera, sometimes called an umbrella tree.
Bright light and a little bit of sun is ok. Water well when the soil has had a chance to dry out first. Feed only in the spring and summer months if healthy with half strength fertilizer every once in a while.
Bright light and a little bit of sun is ok. Water well when the soil has had a chance to dry out first. Feed only in the spring and summer months if healthy with half strength fertilizer every once in a while.
by joclyn on December 21, 2006 02:13 PM
yup, that's a schefflera!
they don't like wet feet, they also don't like to be completely dried out either...
bright indirect light is best, some direct light is okay - no more than an hour or two a day tho.
they don't like wet feet, they also don't like to be completely dried out either...
bright indirect light is best, some direct light is okay - no more than an hour or two a day tho.
by Tonya on December 21, 2006 09:20 PM
My Schefflera was a rescue also....they are great plants! You can cut them back and stick the cuttings in the pot and they will root and make it all bushy! Best of luck with it! Nice rescue!! ![[thumb]](im/graemlins/thumb.gif)
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by Dixie Angel on December 21, 2006 09:30 PM
quote:Hmmmm, I didn't know that. My schefflera better run and hide before I find the cutters...
You can cut them back and stick the cuttings in the pot and they will root and make it all bushy!
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by Tonya on December 21, 2006 09:37 PM
I learned that here, Dianna- I think it was one of my first posts...... Mine had 2 "leggy" parts and the leaves were at the tops- I found out I could root them so easily and started "whacking away" Now it is nice and full and getting better every day!
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Bote and Babe's World
Mine had 2 "leggy" parts and the leaves were at the tops- I found out I could root them so easily and started "whacking away" Now it is nice and full and getting better every day! * * * *
Bote and Babe's World
by sibyl on December 22, 2006 12:40 AM
thanks all! now i know what it is and how to take care of it! it was so dried out when i brought it home, [dont like wet feet] i gave it a good watering too! well i know not to do that again! the photos a little fuzzy!
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by joclyn on December 22, 2006 01:16 AM
sibyl, by wet feet i meant don't let it sit in really soggy soil...
a good solid watering is always in order (for any plant). for this one in particular, let the soil dry out a bit before watering again (for that sized pot, i'd say when the soil is dry about an inch and a half down).
a good solid watering is always in order (for any plant). for this one in particular, let the soil dry out a bit before watering again (for that sized pot, i'd say when the soil is dry about an inch and a half down).
by sibyl on December 26, 2006 01:18 PM
ok i always check the house plants on sundays! "thats their day "
theres two stems in the back that have no leaves on em, im gonna cut em down and pot em
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i always check the house plants on sundays! "thats their day "theres two stems in the back that have no leaves on em, im gonna cut em down and pot em
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