I dont know what its called as it had no tag on it, its very spindley and the leaves are long very fine long thin fingers, its a dark black green colour and is very similar in a way to a grass but it has a central stem with the branches off it and these very fine thin leaves all over. I am trying to find out what it is as of late its gone a bit crispy!!!!! Its been watered regularly soil is moist but not damp! WHAT IS THIS PLANT!!!!

Hi Alex.....It sounds quite like a ‘False Aralia’ also known as Dizygotheca elegantissima.  I have attached a picture for you to compare.  Usually housplants suffer as you have mentioned due to too much cold.  Hope this is of help, let me know

Yeah thats what it should look like, its a bit more crisp than that but thanks, so what should i do to it?

Basicaly they are an evergren shrub/tree though they will never get that big in this country. They grow in full light or partial shade with a temperature ranging from 3-16 dg C. They are frost tender and so if near an outside door, windo or in an unheated room at this time of year they may suffer.  They like to be planted in compost that holds on to moisture though not waterloggedand can be pruned to keep them tidy if necessary.  They are also known as Schefflera Elegantissima.  Good luck.

thanks very much for this, so what should I do about the crusty leaves? Will they be ok or should I chop it all back and wait for new growth?

If it doen’t look too unsightly I would leave them on until the plandt begins to actively grow in a few months.  If they are unsightly trim them off where necessary and re-shape the plant so that it doesn’t look to unsightly.  Once it starts to grow again give it a liquid feed as most houseplants are starved of nutrients.  If it’s in the same place it has been since the damageocured I would suggest you move it to a warmer spot for the latter part of winter/spring.

Is that plant still alive ? ! 

If you think that plant looks less than alive (actually looks in good shape) you should see the related genus Pseudopanax!

Steve.

Really, why does that one look really dead? lol

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