species
Fatsia japonica
Japanese aralia
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Fatsia japonica belongs to the family Araliaceae, also known as Japanese aralia, introduced to the UK. It reaches 3 m tall and 3 m across in about 10 years. It grows in part shade or shade, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It tolerates coastal exposure. It flowers from October to November and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H4 (hardy): −10 to −5°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 3 m tall × 3 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H4 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Part shade, Shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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