Fatsia japonica
Common Name: Fatsia, Japanese aralia
Type: Evergreen shrub
Family: Araliaceae
Hardiness Zone: 8-10
Sunlight: Semi-deeper shade, handles sun if adequate water
Exposure: Sheltered, protect from cold winds
Soil: Well drained moist to average, fertile, humus rich soil
Plant Height x Width: Fast to 9-12' x 6'
Leaf: Large, shiny, leathery, palmate leaves
Flower: 1/4" creamy flowers in large compound umbels in autumn, black fruit
Maintenance: low maintenance, as long as in the conditions it wants, may prune for shape and dead leaves; if hit with frost and dying coppice it all the way down and feed it with mulch and water after; cut off shoots
Landscape use: nice contrast in a shaded garden, specimen, shaded bed against stone or brick, container, indoors, architectural plant
Pest and Disease: None
Deer and Rabbit Tolerance: Probably deer resistant
Type: Evergreen shrub
Family: Araliaceae
Hardiness Zone: 8-10
Sunlight: Semi-deeper shade, handles sun if adequate water
Exposure: Sheltered, protect from cold winds
Soil: Well drained moist to average, fertile, humus rich soil
Plant Height x Width: Fast to 9-12' x 6'
Leaf: Large, shiny, leathery, palmate leaves
Flower: 1/4" creamy flowers in large compound umbels in autumn, black fruit
Maintenance: low maintenance, as long as in the conditions it wants, may prune for shape and dead leaves; if hit with frost and dying coppice it all the way down and feed it with mulch and water after; cut off shoots
Landscape use: nice contrast in a shaded garden, specimen, shaded bed against stone or brick, container, indoors, architectural plant
Pest and Disease: None
Deer and Rabbit Tolerance: Probably deer resistant