Featured Plant: False Aralia Pamela Kock

Dizygotheca (dizzy-goth-ick-uh), commonly known as False Aralia, is a graceful plant for bright locations in the house.  Its most popular variety, aralia elegantissima, is well named because when healthy and full, they are indeed elegant to display.  Some may consider its serrated leaflets to resemble the marijuana plant!  It’s not related, of course, but could make for an interesting (and legal) conversation piece. 

False Aralias are not plants for novices or those who enjoy easy-care varieties, but shouldn’t present too much of a challenge for those who are willing to pay a bit of attention to the plant’s needs.  It can be picky about temperature, humidity, and watering, is attractive to spider mites, and tends to drop leaves if anything goes wrong.  Usually the leaves that drop are the older, bottom ones; occasional leaf drop is quite common on most houseplants.  Still, if too many leaves fall, the plant can get rather lanky and bare, so you’ll want to make sure to catch and fix any problems as soon as they crop up.   

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