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Fatsia japonica (Fatsia)

This plant is mainly grown for its outstandingly attractive foliage. Fatsia has huge, 30 cm wide leaves that are deeply lobed and slightly serrated. Flowers are white in a clustered and followed by black fleshy fruit. Flowering season is in fall. Likes slightly acid, compost-rich soil which should not dry out. Plant responds well to fertilizer which helps it look its best. Likes shade or partial shade. Fatsia is a good patio plant and as a shade plant.

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  • By 東電脳公司 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
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  • By Araliacostarica (Own work) [CC-BY-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Emőke Dénes (Putney Heath Common, UK) [CC-BY-SA-2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
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  • French Name: Fatsie du Japon, Aralie du Japon

    Pronunciation: FAT-see-uh juh-PAW-nick-uh

  • Plant type: Shrub

  • Origin: Japan

  • Heat Zones: 8 to 10

    Hardiness Zones: 8 to 11

  • Uses: Specimen, Mass Planting, Container, Wildlife

  • Size/Shape

    Growth Rate: Moderate

    Tree Shape: Round

    Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical

    Canopy Density: Medium

    Canopy Texture: Medium

    Height at Maturity: 1.5 to 3 m

    Spread at Maturity: 1.5 to 3 meters

    Time to Ultimate Height: 10 to 20 Years

  • By 東電脳公司 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Emőke Dénes (kindly granted by the author) [CC-BY-SA-2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Emőke Dénes (kindly granted by the author) [CC-BY-SA-2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Araliacostarica (Own work) [CC-BY-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Emőke Dénes (Putney Heath Common, UK) [CC-BY-SA-2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
By 東電脳公司 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • Foliage

    Leaf Arrangement : Alternate

    Leaf Venation: Palmate

    Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

    Leaf Type: Simple

    Leaf Blade: 20 - 30

    Leaf Shape: Star

    Leaf Margins: Serrate

    Leaf Texture: Waxy

    Leaf Scent: Unpleasant

    Color(growing season): Green

    Color(changing season): Green

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: Yes

    Flower Size Range: 7 - 10

    Flower Type: Capitulum

    Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

    Flower Scent: Pleasant

    Flower Color: White

    Seasons: Fall

  • Trunk

    Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage

    Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked

    Trunk esthetic Values: Not Showy

  • Fruit

    Fruit Type: Berry

    Fruit Showiness: Yes

    Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5

    Fruit Color: Black

    Seasons: Fall

  • By 東電脳公司 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Emőke Dénes (kindly granted by the author) [CC-BY-SA-2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Emőke Dénes (kindly granted by the author) [CC-BY-SA-2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Araliacostarica (Own work) [CC-BY-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Emőke Dénes (Putney Heath Common, UK) [CC-BY-SA-2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
By 東電脳公司 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: No

    Heat Tolerance: Yes

    Drought Tolerance: No

    Salt Tolerance: Good

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand

    Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral

    Water Requirements: Moderate

    Light Requirements: Shade

  • Management

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

    Pruning Requirements: No pruning at all

    Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

    Surface Rooting: No

    Life Span: Less than 25

    Diseases: Powdery Mildew

    Edible Parts: None

    Pests: Scales

    Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting

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