Aralia Miniature White - Plant
Description for Aralia Miniature White
Most interiorscapers experienced with these plants would agree that many of the cultivars and species are truly superior interiorscape plants with phenomenal staying power on the job. Even when used in those hot, dark places referred to in the article. Over the years, aralias have fallen in and out of favor with growers and plants buyers alike.
Leaves mostly pinnate, leaflets opposite, blades variable, but commonly broadly ovate or elliptic and coarsely dentate or lacerate, commonly variegated with white or pale yellow margins, or sometimes all dark green. Inflorescence a compound panicle.
| Common name | Flower colours | Bloom time | Height | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aralia Miniature White (Small), spinach leaf, Polyscias guilfoylei variegated, Geranium aralia | The flowers are whitish or greenish occurring in terminal panicles. | Ornamental varieties hardly bloom. | 7 to 12 feet | Easy to grow |
Planting and care
Aralias grow in a wide variety of leaf forms and coloration. Common leaf forms are the familiar elegant, lacy leaves of the Ming, the rounded leaflets of the chicken gizzard.
Variegations run from gold, cream or white, to solid green, and range from dark green, tending to almost black with some being nearly burgundy- colored in their leaves and petioles.
The really attractive aspects, however, are the massive woody trunks and sweeping, curving branches and heavy, dense and somewhat shaggy foliage of the specimen plants.
| Sunlight | Soil | Water | Temperature | Fertilizer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aralia Plants can survive in low light conditions, but grow faster and produce more leaves in medium to bright indirect light. | Aralia Plants need a peat-based, well-aerated, light soil. This type of quick draining potting medium prevents water from accumulating in the soil and causing the roots of an Aralia Plant to disintegrate. | Allow the top 50% of the soil to dry out before watering an Aralia Plant. In low light conditions, an Aralia Plant may need water as little as every 2 to 3 weeks. | The plant is comfortable at ordinary room temperatures of between 65 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit (18 to 29 degrees C). | Fertilize every two weeks with liquid house plant fertilizer in spring and summer and monthly in fall and winter. |
Caring for Aralia Miniature White
- Adequate watering is of course, essential, but over-watering is above all the greatest cause of the demise of virtually all Aralias.
- It is generally thought that plants will thrive when kept on the dry side.
- False aralia does not like to be moved. A sudden change in location causes the leaves to drop off.
- Trimming the tips of an Aralia Plant helps promote new growth.
- Handpick as many of the mealybugs from the plant as possible.
- Treat the areas near the base of the leaves with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol every five days, especially where you see the cottony masses of insects.
- Insecticidal soap is helpful when mealybugs are in the crawling stage before they attach to the foliage and assume their cottony appearance.
Typical uses of Aralia Miniature White
Special features: Aralias are prone to infestation by various insects, so inspect them regularly for signs of bugs.
Culinary use: NA
Ornamental use: Foliage is beautiful
Medicinal use: NA
References
- http://homeguides.sfgate.com/aralia-plant-care-37938.html
- http://www.houseplant411.com/houseplant/ming-aralia-plant-care-grow
- http://plantcaretoday.com/aralia-plants-interiors.htmlhttp://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b619
- https://plants.usda.gov/factsheet/pdf/fs_pogu.pdf
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