Buy Dizygotheca Elegantissima Castor Tree - Add Elegance to Your Home with a Touch of Nature

Description

Common name:

Dizygotheca Elegantissima Castor

Regional name:

Marathi - Aralia Mini

Category:

Indoor Plants, Shrubs

Family:

Araceae or Alocasia family

Light:

Sun growing, Semi shade, Shade growing, Low light tolerant

Water:

Normal, Can tolerate more

Primarily grown for:

Foliage

Flowering season:

Flowers are inconspicuous

Foliage color:

Variegated, Purple, Green

Plant Height or length:

1 to 2 meters

Plant Spread or Width:

Less than 50 cms

Plant Form:

Upright or Erect

Special Character:

• Good for Cut foliage
• Good for screening
• Good for Hedges and Borders
• Good for Edges ie very small hedge or border
• Good on seaside

Generally available in India in quantities of:

Over hundreds

Plant Description:

- A compact, branched plant.
- Leaves are short. They are 3 to 4 inches.
- Large specimens are used as indoor plants.
- A slender, evergreen foliage shrub.
- Leaves palmately compound with 7-10 narrow leaflets glossy bronze-green, margin toothed.
- Erect growing, sparsely branched - especially in low light conditions.

Growing tips:

- A good compost is loam, peat or leaf mould in equal proprotion which should remain moist.
- Tolerates low light well. Can grow much better in bright light.
- As plants do not branch in shade planting several plants together will result in a fuller specimen.
- If the plant gets too lanky - shift it ourside. It can be cut low in spring or summer.