Buy Rare Polyscias Crispatum Chicken Gizzard Plant - Add Uniqueness to Your Collection

Description

Common name:

Chicken Gizzard Plant

Regional name:

Marathi - Sadha Aralia, Sadha Arelia

Category:

Indoor Plants, Shrubs

Family:

Araliaceae or Arelia family

Light:

Semi shade, Shade growing

Water:

Normal, Can tolerate more

Primarily grown for:

Foliage

Flowering season:

Flowers are inconspicuous

Foliage color:

Green

Plant Height or length:

1 to 2 meters

Plant Spread or Width:

50 cms to 100 cms

Plant Form:

Upright or Erect

Special Character:

• Good for making bonsai
• Good for Cut foliage
• Good for Topiary
• Good for screening
• Good for Hedges and Borders
• Good for Edges ie very small hedge or border

Generally available in India in quantities of:

Less than a hundred

Plant Description:

- A very compact variety of Arelia.
- Has deep green leaves that are rounded with toothed margins.
- Leaves have a nice shine.
- Plants form neat mound shape. Does not require much pruning. Plants branch well.

Growing tips:

- The species and varieties of Polyscias are useful foliage plants suitable for growing in semi shade in ground and in pot.
- They form well shaped plants in pots and are popular house plant.
- The colour of the leaves is attractive in bright light but not directly under full sun, particularly in the summer months.
- They also grow well in shade where most of the flowering shrubs will fail to thrive but the soil should be porous as too much moisture or water stagnation will cause leaf fall and the plants may die.
- Pruning in early rains will maintain the shape of the plant and promote emergence of new shoots.