Good light is THE plant hack!

This is for Crystal. I, too, have had a Schefflera plant for probably a decade, and it DID grow very tall. At first, I had it outside during the summertime but, when I brought it inside once it got cold out, it dropped SO MANY leaves. In my case, the problem was lack of light. I know Caroline says these plants tolerate low light, but I’ve NEVER had luck with ANY TYPE OF PLANT in low light. I moved the Scheff from room to room, only to have it drop an alarming number of leaves. Feeling desperate, I moved it downstairs to the little entryway of my apartment building, because the door I placed it near is all glass and all LIGHT. The plant loves it. (My landlord doesn’t.) In fact, it grew so tall, I HAD to propagate it. Now, instead of being tall and vertical, it is fat and wide. It looks SO lush. Unfortunately, despite following very specific directions for planting the cuttings, they didn’t make it. But that’s okay. “Momma did!”

One of their names is the umbrella plant!