Office Plant ID?

[aquilegia]

What is this plant? How do I look after it?

I'm feeling rather sorry for it.

Oh and can I take cuttings?

[aquilegia]

[robkb]

We've got one of those in our bathroom at home - I'll look tonight to see it it's still got the label.

Cheers,
Rob ;)

[moonbells]

Umbrella plant. Schefflera. Pretty much indestructible, not sure about cuttings. Never dared do it to mine but it sure needs it!

:-)

moonbells

[Ceratonia]

Looks like a schefflera (aka Umbrella tree), but don't take my word for it!

You can certainly take cuttings, if it is.

[aquilegia]

Thanks all! I knew you'd be able to tell me!

I shall bring in my secarteurs and spend some work time doing a spot of gardening! It needs pruning anyway as it keeps falling over.

[Mimi]

You certainly can take cuttings Aqui.  That is how I got mine  ;D  I air layered a cutting from a friends plant.  Just made a little slit in the stem about 8 inches from the tip.  Dipped a little rooting hormone on the end of a matchstick and prised the slit open to dab a bit inside the slit.  Then I wrapped some clingfilm filled with moistened compost and moss around the area and left it for about 4 weeks.  Hey presto .........new plant.  Best of luck.

[Carol]

Got one of them in our conservatory, it survives in the excessive heat and then the frost although we have a fan heater come on if its frosty.  Seems indestructable but now and then it looks a bit sorry for itself. 
Umbrella Plant for sure.

[mc55]

my friend and I used to grow hundreds of these - my memory is pretty flaky, but think we just used to turn the leaf upside down and put in water until it rooted  ??? at least thats how I remember it anyway  ;)

[Georgie]

I agree that it is an umbrella plant.  I have one at work and it grew so large I had to reduce it but about 2 foot last spring.  I chopped the bit I'd lopped off into six cuttings, put them in a glass of water , changed the water regularly and every one of the cuttings rooted within about 6 weeks to the delight of my colleagues.  What's more, the host plant started sprouting again at the top and it has three side shoots developing.  :)

G xx

[BAGGY]

My cat eats ours.

[Georgie]

Serves you right for making him wear that santa hat!   ;)

But to get quickly back on topic, these plants are really easy to propogate - see above.

G xx

[BAGGY]

What I meant was they can take a good bashing about but they are toxic to cats.  And ours was from a cutting.

[Rosa_Mundi]

Definitely Schefflera; cut back as hard as you like, it'll shoot. Watch out for red spider - I have seen them covered in it. Don't try and root it by putting the leaves upside-down in soil, though - that's Cyperus alternifolius, also known as the "Umbrella Plant"  ;D

[flowerlady]

Did you know they also come in varigated form?  It's very pretty.  But mine is only 6" tall  ...  likes life in the bathroom ;)