Species · genus Polyscias · Araliaceae
Ming Aralia
Polyscias fruticosa (L.) Harms
Also known as: Teatree
Cultivars of P. fruticosa
The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.
No named cultivars catalogued under P. fruticosa 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.
Polyscias fruticosa is a woody shrub or small tree from the humid tropics of the southwest Pacific and northern Australia, where it grows as understory and forest-margin vegetation. Give it bright indirect light and let the top inch or two of mix dry before watering, as its woody roots resent staying wet. It tolerates ordinary household humidity but appreciates steady warmth and good airflow.
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 peat-based potting mix
Stem cuttings rooted in warmth and humidity
Balanced liquid feed monthly in spring and summer
Moderate
Rarely flowers indoors
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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Add imagesSources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-12d) · ai:claude-fable-5
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