- Botanical Name: Polyscias fruticosa
- Common Names: Ming Stump, Ming Aralia
- Description: The Ming Aralia is a species of evergreen shrub with rich green leaves. Native to India and widely cultivated in the tropical Pacific Islands, this plant thrives brightly lit indoor areas and outdoors in warmer climates. Also used as Bonsai, the Ming Aralia grows vertically and up to 8 feet!
- Care: This Plant tolerates a wide variety of light levels but its ideal light condition is bright indirect or filtered sunlight. As a variegated plant, it needs more light than a normal Schefflera Arboricola, but harsh direct sunlight may burn its leaves. Low light conditions will make the leaves yellow.
This plant is mildly drought tolerant and it has a medium watering need. Water thoroughly only when the soil is dry to the touch and let the soil dry out between waterings.
This plant prefers moist, loose, well-draining soils, which you can make by adding some peat moss or perlite to a houseplant soil mix.
This Plant thrives in temperatures between 60°F-80°F. Temperatures below 50°F is harmful for its foliage. This plant thrives in normal household humidity (30-50%), but it loves high humidity (about 60%), so mist your plant often and use a humidifier when the weather is dry.
This plant should be fertilized once during the growing season (spring/summer) with diluted houseplant fertilizer.
This plant is toxic so keep it out of reach of curious children and pets.