sorry. im only used to scleffera arbolicola aka miniature scleffera

Hi
asked around and everybody tells me that there is only one specie S actiophylla. The others are all hybrids .
gary

teengardener1888,

Yeah, that seems to be the popular one at the nursaries.

garyfl,

Thanx for checking. It is definately a hybrid as most plants are. Apparently it has some advantages over non-hybrids, such as glossy leaves that are more resistant to mites, which is why I like it.

Not much info is right. I think its a cross of S. actinophylla and S.arboricola. For me in the SF Bay area the larger Schefflera is hit and miss..some big ones. S.arboracola is very hardy here. So I guess I should expect Amate to be 10 a- low end- hardy. But other things like..will it flower? No information on that. No info on growth speed. And a photo of one outdoors in California is nowhere to be found. I would think its going be less gangly and less invasive root wise,then the common Shefflera. ALL guesses.