Description A genus of about 150 to 200 species of evergreen shrubs and trees with alternate, long-stalked, digitate leaves. They are good house plants and conservatory plants. Comments Schefflera was named for J.C. Scheffler, a nineteenth-century German botanist. Propagation Propagate by seed when ripe or in spring in warmth, by cuttings with bottom heat in summer or by air layering in spring. Numerous clusters of flowers, appearing near the top of the plant from late summer to early spring, are arranged in radiating spikes on red stems.
Flowers are ruby red with cream stamens, followed by reddish fleshy berries.
Water thoroughly, allowing soil to dry slightly between waterings. Water less often in fall and winter. Week every two weeks in spring and summer, once a month in fall and winter. Flowers are greenish yellow near branch tips in spring and summer, followed by orange fruit that ripen to purple. Renate' has variegated leaves.