Snowflake Bonsai Care

Ming aralia or polyscias fruticosa snowflake looks like a natural bonsai a slow growing plant.

Snowflake bonsai care. One tree is 30 years old. Soil with some kind of organic material pine bark sphagnum peat moss and a bit of perlite or vermiculite will provide an ideal drainage for the plant. Normal house temperatures are fine. You need to be careful about moving it often as it s sensitive to movement and changes in temperature.

Here are some tips on how to care for your bonsai. You may think this is a no brainer but the bonsai has very specific watering requirements. One member has or wants this plant for trade. It needs to be kept at temperatures between 50 and 68 degrees at all times.

This plant is like all ming aralia in care it is just variegated. Display this plant in bright light but protect from the hot sun. This plant requires well drained potting soil. It s a big lover of humidity and will do better.

This plant does not tolerate frost in the slightest. Keep evenly moist but not wet or dry. On jun 12 2014 windchyme from stockton ca wrote. Very easy to grow in my apartment in new york city.

Let its natural bonsai like appearance add a touch of the orient to your home. They are all in bonsai pots. Do not allow the plant to stand in water.