Shelter
Umbrella tree · Schefflera
Size
Pot
Leaves that fan out like a canopy, held over everything beneath. For the one you have always been able to stand under.
The good it does: easy care · forgiving.
Ships Monday to Friday · replaced free if it arrives less than well
How to keep it happy
Bright, indirect light; it gets leggy and reaches in low light. Water when the top inch dries and wipe the leaves. Toxic to pets.
Plant details & care
- Botanical name: Schefflera Arboricola
- Common names: Dwarf umbrella tree
The Umbrella plant is the dwarf version of the larger Schefflera Acrinophylla native to Taiwan. This evergreen wields very slender stalks with oblong leaves arranged in a circular fashion at the end of each stem.
How it arrives
Potted, packed by hand at the nursery, and shipped Monday to Friday, usually within a day or two of your order. In cold months we tuck in a heat pack; in a hard freeze we hold your order and send a card that says it is on the way.
Our happy-plant promise
If your plant arrives worse for the journey, tell us within 48 hours and we'll send another, no forms, no fuss. Living things deserve second chances; so do deliveries.
Goes gently with
A little more on purpose
An add-on usually carries the order past $90, and shipping is on us from there.
