Plants for 1.30.26: Heptapleurum delavayi (Ciscoe); Heptapleurum taiwanianum (Nita-Jo). NOTE: Both plants used to be classified under the genus Schefflera. | Bellevue Botanical Garden Society

The Queensland Umbrella Tree is native to Australia but was introduced to North America at least by early in the 20th century. It quickly became popular as a landscape plant in Florida and other sub-tropical states and was also cultivated as a houseplant that became (and still is) popular in more northern areas. Unfortunately – as with many other exotics, it took decades for us to realize the negative aspects of the plant on our environment. To learn more about South-West Florida’s ecosystem and