Botanical Name: Common Names:
Fatsia japonica Japanese Aralia, Paperplant, Glossy Leaf Paper Plant,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Indoor Plants, Palms, Ferns & Tropical, Shrubs Horizontal Branching, Irregular Shape, Rounded, Shrub Like, Spreading
Description:
A fast growing, evergreen shrub. Grown for its enormous, striking, glossy green foliage it can be used as a garden shrub or grown as a house plant. Clusters of white flowers on long stalks appear in Autumn, followed by black berries. Use as a strikingly exotic architectural plant in the following situations: indoors, in containers, courtyards and for shady tropical gardens. Growth is dependent on the situation it can reach 2-5m heigh at its biggest.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Semi Shade, Shade Any
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Indoor Plant, Shady Garden, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Scale
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods
Family Name: Origin:
Araliaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Tender
Wind: Low
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