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 reaching 3.5m. 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.
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: Fine in nearly full sun but mostly shady locations with protection from hot midday sun and dry winds. Tolerant of salt spray and air pollution. Can sucker from the base and become too large and sprawling. Prune in Spring if becoming too large.
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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