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Winged Phoenix™ Hardy Schefflera
Schefflera taiwaniana 'Monhinschf' PP #30,465
SKU #09498
LIGHT:
Full sun, Partial sun
WATER:
Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE:
Moderately fast growing; reaches 15 ft. tall and wide.
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Be Inspired: How to Use this Plant
| Description | This magnificent new extremely hardy selection adds sensational tropical flair to landscape or container. New foliage emerges soft green and ages to a deep silvery green on yellow-green petioles. A truly stunning, vigorous, evergreen shrub with strong branching and thick, arching stems forming from the base. Greenish white umbels produce showy purple fruit. |
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| Bloom Time | Late summer |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
| Special Features | Easy Care |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Patent Act | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Landscape Use | Container, Houseplant |
| Design Ideas | Plant in bright shaded conditions to add an elegant, distinctive texture. Perfect for adding a tropical flair to any landscape. A striking container specimen even for cold winter areas, where it may be featured in courtyard or dappled shade patio in the warm season, then overwintered indoors in a bright location when temperatures drop. |
| Flower Color | Green |
| Foliage Color | Dark Green |
| Companion Plants | Montbretia (Crocosmia); Clumping Bamboo (Fargesia); Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia); Chocolate Vine (Akebia); Banana Shrub (Michelia Figo) |
| Care Instructions | Provide organically rich, well-drained soil. Thrives in bright shade to sun in cool summer climates. Protect from harsh sun in hot, dry summer areas. Water regularly to maintain soil that is evenly moist but not soggy. May be overwintered indoors in colder winter regions or grown as houseplant in a cool location with bright, indirect light. |
| History | The first of this hardiest of hardy Schefflera species, the Schefflera taiwaniana 'Yuan Shan', was collected by plant explorer Daniel J. Hinkley from the slopes of the highest mountain in Taiwan in 1999. The Winged Phoenix™ cultivar is a 2018 Monrovia introduction; the product of a breeding program under the direction of Rick Wells. The new variety was selected among a planting of seedlings of Schefflera taiwaniana in May 2011 and subsequently propagated by tissue culture. U.S. Plant Patent #30,465 was issued on April 30, 2019. The species was later determined to be Heptapleurum taiwaniana. |
Details
| Description | This magnificent new extremely hardy selection adds sensational tropical flair to landscape or container. New foliage emerges soft green and ages to a deep silvery green on yellow-green petioles. A truly stunning, vigorous, evergreen shrub with strong branching and thick, arching stems forming from the base. Greenish white umbels produce showy purple fruit. |
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| Bloom Time | Late summer |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
| Special Features | Easy Care |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Patent Act | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
Style
| Landscape Use | Container, Houseplant |
|---|---|
| Design Ideas | Plant in bright shaded conditions to add an elegant, distinctive texture. Perfect for adding a tropical flair to any landscape. A striking container specimen even for cold winter areas, where it may be featured in courtyard or dappled shade patio in the warm season, then overwintered indoors in a bright location when temperatures drop. |
| Flower Color | Green |
| Foliage Color | Dark Green |
| Companion Plants | Montbretia (Crocosmia); Clumping Bamboo (Fargesia); Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia); Chocolate Vine (Akebia); Banana Shrub (Michelia Figo) |
Care
| Care Instructions | Provide organically rich, well-drained soil. Thrives in bright shade to sun in cool summer climates. Protect from harsh sun in hot, dry summer areas. Water regularly to maintain soil that is evenly moist but not soggy. May be overwintered indoors in colder winter regions or grown as houseplant in a cool location with bright, indirect light. |
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History
| History | The first of this hardiest of hardy Schefflera species, the Schefflera taiwaniana 'Yuan Shan', was collected by plant explorer Daniel J. Hinkley from the slopes of the highest mountain in Taiwan in 1999. The Winged Phoenix™ cultivar is a 2018 Monrovia introduction; the product of a breeding program under the direction of Rick Wells. The new variety was selected among a planting of seedlings of Schefflera taiwaniana in May 2011 and subsequently propagated by tissue culture. U.S. Plant Patent #30,465 was issued on April 30, 2019. The species was later determined to be Heptapleurum taiwaniana. |
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