Please help identify my New Houseplant
Hi,
My husband brought a really nice plant/tree home for me and I don’t know what it is – therefore I don’t know how to care for it. Can you help?
Much appreciated
Hi Kathy,
Arboricola- Gold capella
What a beautiful tree. Your plant is called a Hawaiian Schefflera (Arboricola). It looks like there is some gold in the leaves so the variety would be a Gold Capella. The most important thing to avoid doing is to immediately re-pot your Hawaiian Schefflera into a large decorative container with no drip holes in the bottom. If you want to place the tree into a decorative pot, first get a 2-3 inch deep plastic, plant saucer that is about 2″ wider than the plant pot. Place the saucer then the tree into the decorative pot and then cover the top of the plant with Spanish moss to finish the look. Never let a Schefflera sit in water. Stop watering when there is a small amount of water in the drip saucer. If green leaves fall off, you are over-watering. Over-watering is the main reason people kill Hawaiian Scheffleras. Scheffleras also grow better in bright indirect light. You can read all of my plant care advice for this plant in the Popular HousePlant section of the website.
https://www.houseplant411.com/houseplant/hawaiian-schefflera-plant-care-advice