Fatsia japonica

 

Fatsia has huge, foot-wide, palmate (like a hand), dark green, evergreen leaves that are the principal attraction of this shrub. Flowering usually occurs in October with tiny creamy-white flowers held in spherical clusters. They are followed by fleshy black fruit.

Common Name:  Japanese Fatsia

Family:  Araliaceae (The Aralia Family)

Zone Hardiness:  8-11

Light:  Full Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun

Height:  6-10'

Width:  3-5'

Primary Bloom Colour:  White/Cream

Secondary Bloom Colour:  

Foliage Colour:  Green

Class:  Evergreen

Type:  Shrub

Bloom Time:  

Soil Moisture:  Moist, Average

Stem Colour:  

Fragrance:  No

Berries:  Black

Benefits:  

Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  In the understorey of evergreen forests.

Award:  GPP AGM

Geographical Origin: