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False Aralia 'Castor' - Stylish House Plant for Interiorscaping

False Aralia 'Castor' is a stylish house plant with palmately compound leaves mottled with white. Thriving in part shade, this slow-growing tree is excellent for interiorscaping with its unique appearance. It is ideal for interiorscaping and can be propagated through air layering or stem cuttings.

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False Aralia 'Castor' - Stylish House Plant for Interiorscaping

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  1. BOTANICAL NAME • DIZYGOTHECA ELEGANTISSIMA ‘CASTOR’

  2. PRONUNCIATION Di - zy - go -THEE - ka

  3. COMMON NAME • False Aralia

  4. FAMILY • Araliaceae

  5. Life Cycle • House Plant- perennial • Outdoors- annual

  6. Growth Habit • Tree • Height 15’ • Width 3’ • Upright

  7. ARRANGEMENT and composition • Alternate and palmately compound

  8. LEAF • Linear • Length 4” - 5” • Width 3” - 4”

  9. MARGIN • Bluntly Serrated

  10. VEINS • Pinnate

  11. FLOWER • Inconspicuous

  12. FRUIT • Black berry

  13. EXPOSURE • Part shade

  14. GROWTH • Slow

  15. USE • House Plant • Interiorscaping

  16. DESCRIPTION • 7 - 10 leaflets mottled with white • cv. ‘Castor’ has 3 leaflets

  17. DESCRIPTION • cv. ‘Banci’ has white variegated leaves; stem has white lenticels

  18. CULTURAL PRACTICES • 65° F night • Air layer or stem cuttings • Good for interiorscaping

  19. PROBLEMS • Mealy bugs • Spider mites

  20. ZONES • Tropical

  21. NATIVE OF: • New Hebrides (Pacific Islands)

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