Umbrella Plant — Houseplants
Schefflera arboricola
Sun or part shade, moderate watering — indoors or out in high summer.
- Plant out
- Jul
- Sun
- Part sun
- Water
- Medium
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Hardiness
- H1c
- Season
- all year
- Height
- 50–100 cm
- Spacing
- 50 cm
- Pets
- Toxic to pets
Growing notes
Grows to 0.5-1 metres. Space about 10-50cm apart.
Toxic to pets
Umbrella plant is a skin allergen and irritant: handling it can give some people a rash, so wear gloves when cutting it and wash your hands afterwards. Dogs and cats that chew the leaves get a burning mouth, drooling, sickness and difficulty swallowing. For a skin reaction get medical advice; if a pet chews the plant, ring your vet.
→ NHS 111 or your GP for a person with a skin or eye reaction; your vet or the Animal PoisonLine for an animal