dwarf umbrella tree
Heptapleurum arboricola
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones9 to 12
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size10 to 25 feet tall4 to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Red
- Foliage color
- Green, variegated, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Toxicity
- Mild
Garden uses
Notes
Dwarf umbrella tree (Heptapleurum arboricola) is a shrub for containers, specimen planting, hedges, and indoor spaces. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It stays evergreen and forms a dense mound of green or variegated leaves. Red flowers appear from early to late summer.
Pairs well with Staghorn fern, Angel wings, and Kimberly queen fern.
Native range
Australia and Oceania.