Know Your Balfour Aralia
Botanically known as Polyscias scutellaria 'Balfourii', the Balfour Aralia is a tropical evergreen native to the Pacific Islands, belonging to the Araliaceae family and grown for its distinctive rounded, scalloped leaves and naturally multi-stemmed woody form. It is a close relative of the Ming Aralia, sharing the same family and broadly similar growth habit, but immediately distinguishable by its round, coin-shaped leaves with deeply scalloped edges in place of the Ming's finely divided, feathery foliage. In Feng Shui it is regarded as a bringer of positive energy and prosperity, traditionally placed in living spaces and entrances to promote calm and good fortune. Like the Ming Aralia, Polyscias scutellaria has a long history of use in traditional medicine across the Pacific Islands, where its leaves are used to treat skin conditions, wounds, and inflammation.

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