Botanical Name: Fatsia japonica
Common Name: Japanese aralia
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright, single or multi-trunked plant; long petioled and sparse leaves form a rounded, oval canopy – older plants become somewhat treelike
Height 5-10' (15')
Spread 6-8'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors partial sun/shade (full sun along coast)
Soil prefers moist, well-draining
Hardiness hardy (zones 4-9, 13-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves palmate, alternate-whorled at ends of stems, 5-9 lobes, blades 8-16" (20") across, petioles 12-24" long, dentate margin
Flowers panicles of small white flowers 10-12" long, winter-spring
Fruit black, 1/4" berry
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
striking foliage plant for tropical or woodsy effects, mass plantings background plant, large filler container plant or house plant
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers regular watering – not drought tolerant
Fertilizing balanced – spring, late winter
Pruning remove old dead leaves, flower stalks, selectively head back
Pests/Diseases red spider mite, mealybug, scale, snails/slugs
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Japan
Family: Araliaceae

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