Thank you! And I agree with you, I am going to have her repot it but figured I should figure out what it is first. Thanks so much.

Schefflera arboricola, to be exact, and a nice one. I agree that it needs to be repotted into an appropriate container.

it appears ... the the plant likes the humidity .... which makes me wonder where you are ... and how you heat your house ...


a plant like that in my forced air furnace cold area ... would not look that good.. come this time of year ... because i have a hard time with indoor humidity in late winter ...


also ... there might be a hardening off issue.. if you significantly change humidity.. as well as disturb its roots thru repotting ... as such.. i might try to figure out.. how to maintain high humidity while the roots settle down ...


welcome to the forums ...


ken

Actually, scheffleras are very easily grown houseplants that do not require very much fussing. They do not require high humidity and grow very well in most households. While they would prefer a bright location, they will also easily tolerate lower light levels. What they don't like and will not tolerate for very long are excessively wet soils or no drainage :-)

Thank you everyone for the information. I only Have limited information about it from my friend:

-she has had it since last summer

-its in her office and she does have it by a heater

-she waters it once or twice a week whenever she sees the soil is dry

personally I was impressed by how good it looked - I would have rotted it so fast in a non draining container. I will see her in April and was going to help her repot it then. I mostly grow hoyas and use a fine pine bark/sponge rock mix that works great for me. Would that be acceptable for this plant?

thanks again

katie