Schefflera

#This invention relates to Schefflera plants and, more particularly, to a variegated Schefflera.

#Schefflera has been a popular plant because of its vigorous, rapid growth with solid green foliage and hardy habit, providing a decorative as well as tree-like appearance.

#The instant variety which I discovered among plants growing on my property in Hialeah, Fla., was closely observed from the time I first found the same and since the variegation made it stand out from other Schefflera growing nearby.

#The accompanying drawings show a typical specimen of my new variety of Schefflera Plant disclosing the dense arrangement of the foliage, a close up disclosing the wide differences in variegation of particular leaves; and the close noded positions of the leaves and branches at their connections to the trunk likewise.

#One of the outstanding characteristics of my new variety of Schefflera is that the trunk, stems and leaves all display this variegation characteristic and the leaves are in all cases substantially thicker than the leaves of non-variegated Schefflera commonly grown, the leaves of my new variety usually being approximately one third thicker than such known variety.

#This characteristic appears to make the leaves more resistant to certain insects such as spider mites and is an important aspect of my new variety.

#Continued asexual reproduction of my new variety discloses that plants are much hardier, resisting cold weather well, the foliage remains all along the trunk and when the plant has grown to a height of 4 to 6 feet a large number of leaf stems are observed and because they are close together they present an almost rosy appearance.