schefflera

A single bed and a leafy schefflera — the only thing passing for green space in a concrete-dense neighborhood — took up most of her living space.

The building has a large atrium filled with ficus; Chinese evergreens; Schefflera, also known as an umbrella tree; and Sansevieria, also known as snake tongue or mother-in-law’s tongue.

A newly planted bed, the Exotic Plant Garden, blends brunnera, tall blue salvia and hardy schefflera.

For one Brooklyn homeowner, Ms. Muñoz put a schefflera tree in the kids’ room, with rich, green foliage that droops like an umbrella.

My dorm, Cleveland Hall, an old-style residence hall with communal bathrooms, had been converted from a male dorm simply by placing evergreen schefflera plants in the urinals and proclaiming it a women’s dorm.