Plant Description: Balfour Aralia

The plant is named dinner plate plant for its large round, scalloped leaves that resemble saucers. The leaves may be the solid glossy-green or variegated and edged in white. The Aralia Balfour is a fantastic looking plant that is valued for its beautiful foliage, which come three leaves to a stem on a study trunk. In addition to its beauty, it also purifies your indoor air and adds moisture to the air. With ideal conditions it can grow as tall as 6 feet high and 3 feet wide indoors.

Balfour Aralia Planting And Care

Sunlight

• It grows well in bright indirect sunlight.

Soil

• Soil should be fertile, well drained and porous.

Watering

• Poke your finger or plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture.
• Apply 1 cup (Approx. 50 ml) water when the top soil (3-4 inch) in pot feels dry to touch.
• Apply water probably in the morning or evening time.
• Do not overwater the plant.
• As a rule of thumb, water the plant thoroughly in the summer and reduce watering in winter and rainy season.

Application of fertilizer

• Before application of fertilizer loosen the topsoil without disturbing the roots of the plant so it can uptake the nutrients and moisture.
• During the main growing season (January-March) feed the plant with organic fertilizer once a month.
• Apply water immediately after application of fertilizer.

Plant Protection

• Remove dead, infected or damaged plant parts and discard them away from the plants.
• For any insect attack or disease, you can use Neem oil, Eucalyptus oil or Citrus oil spray for primary treatment.

Don’ts

• Do not over water the plant especially when pot does not have drainage holes.
• keep away from the AC Vents.
• Do not apply water on plant leaves.

Initial care for 1-2 weeks after receiving plant at your location.

• Check the moisture in the soil before watering it.
• Poke your finger into the soil, if dry then apply water.
• Keep the plant in indirect light.
• Do not re-pot immediately after receiving it.

Special feature

Beautiful house plant with long striped leaves.

It is also an air purifier plant.

Ornamental uses