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Polyscias guilfoylei
Also called Coffeetree, Geranium Leaf Aralia, Wild Coffee, Lace Aralia
Geranium aralia is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the ivy family, grown mainly for its variegated, deeply cut leaves. It thrives in warm, humid conditions with bright light and steady moisture.
Polyscias guilfoylei, the geranium aralia or wild coffee, is a species of evergreen shrub native to the paleotropics and neotropics. It is not closely related to the true coffee plants of the genus Coffea. It has erect branches and can grow to a height of up to 24 ft (7.3 m). The leaves are long and 1-pinnate with leaflets which are opposite. The leaf blades are variable, but usually ovate or elliptic and coarsely dentate or lacerate. The leaves are commonly variegated with margins of white or pale yellow, but can also be entirely dark green.
The insignificant flowers form as green umbels, and may be followed by black berries.
Balfour Aralia · Ming aralia · Parasol tree · Shield aralia · Aralia
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Polyscias guilfoylei by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
