Species · genus Plerandra · Araliaceae
False Aralia
Plerandra elegantissima (H.J.Veitch ex Mast.) Lowry, G.M.Plunkett & Frodin
Cultivars of P. elegantissima
The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.
No named cultivars catalogued under P. elegantissima yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.
Guide
The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.
A slender shrub-to-tree from New Caledonia, grown for its fine, dark, finger-like foliage on upright woody stems. It wants bright indirect light and an evenly draining mix that approaches dryness between waterings. Water when the top inch or two of mix is dry, and avoid leaving the roots sitting wet.
Care recipe
The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.
Care notes are early — not yet verified
- Light
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Water
- ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-12d)
- Humidity
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Soil
- ai:claude-fable-5
- Care
- ai:claude-fable-5
Bright, indirect
≈ every 12 days
Medium
16–27 °C
Rich, well-draining aroid-style or peat-based mix
Semi-hardwood cuttings or air layering (slow to root)
Balanced feed monthly in the growing season
Slow
Rarely flowers indoors; grown for its fine serrated foliage
Not yet documented
This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.
Reference images
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No reference gallery yet
A few clear photos — habit, a mature leaf, a flower if it blooms — would give this page its eyes.
Add imagesSources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-12d) · ai:claude-fable-5
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