tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post6609385073774474759..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Random plant event: Schefflera arboricola bloomingmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-38023031781750761322022-01-28T07:28:00.262-08:002022-01-28T07:28:00.262-08:00Glad I found this, mine has just started flowering...Glad I found this, mine has just started flowering. It's January in Scotland and the windows have been open a lot because of covid as I'm in a school. Amazed! Think it's 18 years old according to the price sticker.Karynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093734334856503741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-25394694610568615222021-03-16T11:14:45.938-07:002021-03-16T11:14:45.938-07:00Hi I've had my plant for 40 years & just l...Hi I've had my plant for 40 years & just last year it got those flowering buds for the first time. I do think it may be related to lack of water also but the funny thing is that I noticed a smell like a dirty sock locker room (no offense to anyone I know it's intense sport's) WELLLL it's those buds. Smelled it last year but the buds weren't as big & never put 2 & 2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-35201066039587234582017-02-26T12:32:15.460-08:002017-02-26T12:32:15.460-08:00From Pearl in Eau Claire
We've had a Scheffle...From Pearl in Eau Claire<br /><br />We've had a Schefflera plant for 12 years, and this is the first time it has bloomed. Quite a surprise. The bloom area is about as big as a hand, and it has several "branches" with the flowers that are are tiny--most have still not opened their petals, but it's definitely flowering. For what it's worth, it doesn't look like the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-76898012132704657272016-10-29T14:45:52.384-07:002016-10-29T14:45:52.384-07:00My plant lives in the corner of my kitchen by the ...My plant lives in the corner of my kitchen by the patio door, so it gets plenty of light and warmth. I usually water it a little every day. It started blooming about 4 years ago and does every year now. It starts at the end of summer/early fall.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284184388983758001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-17114899303995315362016-05-30T09:13:41.692-07:002016-05-30T09:13:41.692-07:00Mine is just starting to bud! Never knew it would ...Mine is just starting to bud! Never knew it would until it started so I Googled and found this site. I live in San Diego and the plant is outside and in terms of care... Mostly neglectneglect. Small pot, big plant. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10514346593252908427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-15608225859804660512016-04-05T10:08:40.582-07:002016-04-05T10:08:40.582-07:00Sheila Skinner:
No, but if you have a photo hoste...Sheila Skinner:<br /><br />No, but if you have a photo hosted elsewhere on-line (Twitter, Instagram, Flickr, etc.) you can post a link in a comment here.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-10184093246997413552016-04-04T17:59:53.582-07:002016-04-04T17:59:53.582-07:00Is there a way to add a picture I took with my pho...Is there a way to add a picture I took with my phone?Shelia Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14907497652432487703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-69607957132114218192016-04-04T17:59:11.831-07:002016-04-04T17:59:11.831-07:00I saw small ones blooming all over Cheatman Hill n...I saw small ones blooming all over Cheatman Hill near Kennesaw Mountain today. Shelia Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14907497652432487703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-53114214088549121402016-03-30T16:18:25.302-07:002016-03-30T16:18:25.302-07:00I have had my sheffaleria for 20yrs. This is the f...I have had my sheffaleria for 20yrs. This is the first time I have seen it bloom. I was shocked and had to find out of they do bloom. It is inside in the winter and summers on my patio. I have really neglected it this winter and did water it. I think it flowered in a response to the lack of water. I think also it thought it was going to die. Plants are amazing <br />Arnettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03565080673178292304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-68367618197573721252015-11-16T11:40:26.464-08:002015-11-16T11:40:26.464-08:00I have one that's starting to flower.I got it ...I have one that's starting to flower.I got it quite a few yrs ago at a yard sale.I brought it back to life.maybe this is how it relays me for saving itAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452441719974082204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-50101281973391269152015-07-20T08:29:24.882-07:002015-07-20T08:29:24.882-07:00I have had my Shefflera for over thirty years,it h...I have had my Shefflera for over thirty years,it has just produced on one branch about five spikes,with small green bobbles on the end,fascinated to see what evolves,this plant means a lot to me as it reminds me of my late husband,as he purchased it for me.I do hope it is not getting ready to die,as I would be devastated,wish me luck.s.clarkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-69536940751469792442015-03-01T10:20:46.600-08:002015-03-01T10:20:46.600-08:00Teri:
Could be both. I've yet to see a good e...Teri:<br /><br />Could be both. I've yet to see a good explanation for what triggers them to bloom. Either way, though, if it hasn't been repotted in a few years, it's probably time to do so, if you want it to continue getting larger. If you're happy with the size it is, it's maybe not so critical. mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-1314517497542007662015-03-01T09:02:29.544-08:002015-03-01T09:02:29.544-08:00I also have a schefflera plant that suddenly has t...I also have a schefflera plant that suddenly has these blooming flower stalks all over it- about a month or so now- I was like 'WHAT?!" I really don't know all that much about plants, but inherited this one from my mother in law when she passed away about 8 years ago- it appears to be pretty old- the stalks are very woody and thick at the base and about 6-8 inches up- and it droops Terinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-27069738029938806512015-02-25T19:56:04.035-08:002015-02-25T19:56:04.035-08:00Oh how fun.. I received my Schefflera 21 years ago...Oh how fun.. I received my Schefflera 21 years ago in a little 4" pot. It is about 5' wide and 4' tall... indoors during NW cold, outdoors in the summer. It bloomed and seeded last year for the first time, and now has weird nobby things I just noticed.. I thought they were black dotted.. but <b>uh-oh</b>.. looks like some type of sap-sucking aphid... I will take it outside tomorrow LoLohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08419072982759603244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-84199376587831566402014-12-29T13:55:07.963-08:002014-12-29T13:55:07.963-08:00I have had my topiary schefflera arboricola sittin...I have had my topiary schefflera arboricola sitting in my sunroom over a year now and all of a sudden it has buds like it wants to bloom. It's really cool.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906954730719716643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-60240066626181596342013-12-18T12:56:12.475-08:002013-12-18T12:56:12.475-08:00I but mine in the ground 13 years ago and this is ...I but mine in the ground 13 years ago and this is the 3rd year for it to "bloom". It creates red berries. I can send a picture of the berries to anyone interested.Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-64168423489233201302013-11-04T03:24:06.174-08:002013-11-04T03:24:06.174-08:00We have had this plant for a long long time and no...We have had this plant for a long long time and now it looks like it is about to bloom. Never seen one before til now. Thanks for this siteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-24910695162080524422013-08-17T13:45:49.247-07:002013-08-17T13:45:49.247-07:00I have this one for 10 years and it's blooming...I have this one for 10 years and it's blooming, flowering and fruiting. The bees love it! I had no idea what it was before finding this blog.<br />[URL=http://s532.photobucket.com/user/fissues/media/TTS/umbrellaflower_zps1e87da10.jpg.html][IMG]http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee324/fissues/TTS/umbrellaflower_zps1e87da10.jpg[/IMG][/URL]<br />[URL=http://s532.photobucket.com/user/fissues/Ethan Downoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-34487612790394074942013-05-23T09:09:16.452-07:002013-05-23T09:09:16.452-07:00Hello! Long-time reader, first-time commenter. I k...Hello! Long-time reader, first-time commenter. I know you posted this a while back but I know in my heart that everyone is as fascinated by the things that happen to me as I am: my partner and I have had a Schefflera for years, maybe 10, and we liked it and then we were bored with it and wanted the pot for something else, and I mostly stopped watering it, kind of in the hopes that it would die, Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932469128410708444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-73505620178187498942012-11-25T09:29:57.916-08:002012-11-25T09:29:57.916-08:00I just noticed this on one of mine that I planted ...I just noticed this on one of mine that I planted in a box outside... it's been there since 2005, the base of it now is about 4 inches across... I trim it every year and I wish now I would have waited to trim the other side of it... it spans about 5 feet now - I live in Southeast Tx... I can't wait to see if it continues to bloom out - Im amazed it is actually a bloom!!! It definitely is Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01970494915766353860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-9364490716397429692012-11-15T20:55:48.694-08:002012-11-15T20:55:48.694-08:00I have one blooming now! Never seen one before mys...I have one blooming now! Never seen one before myself.<br />11-14-12Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-13647683316344523872012-11-11T15:38:17.861-08:002012-11-11T15:38:17.861-08:00I was so glad to find your blog. I have several g...I was so glad to find your blog. I have several green arbicola in the garden and quite a few of them have decided to flower. I was trying to research this and can find very little. Mine have yellowy tendrils and tiny white, sweet scented flowers. <br /> Some plants have been unpruned for about 5 months. The tendrils have died, turned black and form a loose black mass which incorporates a few AlmostTherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266747582100811963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-49604402117208479292011-03-06T07:12:35.834-08:002011-03-06T07:12:35.834-08:00My schefflera is starting bloom too (first time I ...My schefflera is starting bloom too (first time I had seen one bloom). I rescued this standard 4 years ago from the "dead-dying plant" area of a nursery. I prune it to max of 5' tall with 3' of trunk and a 2' diameter leaf ball. Except that I repotted it 2 years ago I mostly ignore it, water once a week when I remember; it lives near a window but no direct sun; wintertime Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-88432679927070331282011-02-01T09:35:25.245-08:002011-02-01T09:35:25.245-08:00I have the same 'bloom' on my plant. I go...I have the same 'bloom' on my plant. I got the plant from my mother ... so no idea how old. It is about 6' tall - and the 'blooms' are on the top. There are about 6 of them ... noticed them about a week ago. I live in Northern Minnesota - and my plant is always inside. I'm waiting and watching ... The plant is a one stalk plant - so these are coming out of the top. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10373875283376993413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-22744843421620120832011-02-01T08:10:03.815-08:002011-02-01T08:10:03.815-08:00I have had the same Schefflera for 30 years, lives...I have had the same Schefflera for 30 years, lives outside in the summer, indoors in the winter and for the first time....ever....it has a bloom. So, you are not crazy...or I am living your crazy:)hgudghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16107979100412301451noreply@blogger.com