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:
Bloom Time: Late Fall
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Evergreen
Type: Shrub
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: Asia - China and Japan
