Schefflera delavayi, Hardy Schefflera hummingbird favorite 'Meadow Muffin'

'Meadow Muffin'

This is a well-branched and mounding form

hidden among the foliage

and mountain forests throughout its native range from Southern Washington through Oregon and into Southern California

This can be a challenging plant to get established but is worth the effort

Schefflera delavayi, Hardy Schefflera hummingbird favorite 'Meadow Muffin'Reaching 815' tall and possibly as wide, this low branching Himalayan Schefflera will astound you with its 3' glossy dark green compound leaves. Looking like it should stay in a tropical clime or inside your house, it nevertheless tolerates quite cold temperatures and has been happy in Western Oregon gardens. The new growth is coated with an attractive buff indumentum and the October bloom is a foot long terminal compound panicle of fine, white