Scientific Name: Rhaphiolepis Indica
Type of Plant: Evergreen shrub
Description: Widely used low growing mound-shaped evergreen shrub. It is incredibly low maintenance!
Blooming: Yields white blooms in Spring and Fall.
Fruit: Berry
Climate Requirements: Heat tolerant, cold tolerant and drought tolerant. Prefers full sun.
Care Requirements: Incredibly low maintenance. Fertilize 2 x a year.
Special Needs: None
Special Uses/Attributes: Because it is so low maintenance and tolerates most weather and soil conditions, it is considered a “staple” plant and is used in
many types of landscape projects.
Florida Native: No
Arboricola ‘Trinette’
Common Name: Variegated Arboricola
Scientific Name: Shefflera arboricola ‘Trinette’
Type of Plant: Shrub
Description: Perhaps one of the most versatile tropical plants we offer. ‘Trinette’ is a variegated arboricola that is a gardener’s dream plant. Its bright yellow and green foliage is showy, it’s easy-to-grow and easy to care for, and very versatile; thriving in either sun or shade! The plant grows to 6 feet tall but is one of the easiest plants to trim to keep at almost any size. No problem keeping it to as small as 3 feet by 3 feet.
Mature Size: 3-6′ tall x 3-6′ wide.
Blooms: No
Fruit: No
Climate Requirements: Arboricola like sun or shade! Well-drained soil is a must. This plant does not like constantly soggy soil.
Care Requirements: Fertilize 3 times a year with a granular, slow-release fertilizer
Spacing: Space plants 12-18″ apart
Water Needs: Average. Let dry out between waterings.
Maintenance: Low, when allowed to grow naturally. To keep smaller, just cut off any tall, wayward stems just below the level of other foliage as desired.
Special Uses/Attributes: Trinette Arboricola is useful as a colorful accent or specimen shrub, as a hedge, in foundation plantings, or in containers. Excellent year round houseplant anywhere! Resistant to Deer, Heat, Humidity, Sun, Shade, Insects, Disease
Florida Native: No