Dizygotheca elegantissima Seeds | False Aralia
LATIN NAME: Dizygotheca elegantissima
COMMON NAME: False Aralia
Plant Profile
Dizygotheca elegantissima, commonly known as False Aralia, is a fern. False aralia is a fine, elegant, dark-leaved plant of warm rooms, and its slender, deeply divided, almost fern-like leaves have made it a favourite of indoor garden for a very long time. It is a plant of warm, bright, humid spot. Its flowers draw a steady traffic of bees and other beneficial insects. Put simply, this is a rewarding species for anyone willing to give it a suitable spot.
Science & Biotechnology
The species features in the wider study of the Dizygotheca group, and its traits make it a useful subject for work on germination biology, cultivation and ornamental selection. False aralia has a steady and growing place in plant science, and it has been studied for its fine, deeply divided leaves and its place among warm-climate house plants. Species like this one find a second career as research material, especially in propagation and breeding work.
Uses & Benefits
In the garden, False Aralia earns its place in borders, containers and mixed plantings, and it also rewards growers who raise plants for cutting, drying or kitchen use. False aralia is grown for fine, elegant leaves. Slender, deeply divided, dark-green leaves give plant a delicate, feathery look, and it is a fine, long-lived addition to bright room, office and sheltered conservatory. In warm frost-free gardens it makes a fine, small, upright tree or a bold foliage plant of sheltered border. Routine care after establishment is refreshingly light.
A tree like this repays patience for decades: it cools and shelters its surroundings, hosts birds and insects, and stores carbon in timber that outlives its planter.
Growing from Seed
False Aralia grows readily from seed. Sow thinly on the surface of a loose, well-drained seed compost, cover lightly, water in gently and keep the tray in a sunny spot with even moisture. Move strong seedlings into individual pots, keep them in good light, and set them out when the weather and their size agree.
Our Take
Among the Dizygotheca group, it is one of the more distinctive species in cultivation. Even moisture while the seed is chitting is the main thing; afterwards it largely looks after itself.
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