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Family description Fatsia.

Fatsia is a hardy evergreen shrub that looks like an exotic foliage plant straight from the tropics. Once popular as a house plant, it has a reputation for being tender or difficult to grow, but they will survive all the neglect you can give it. The deeply lobed leaves can grow quite large and always look impressive. A variety exists with creamy edges to the leaves for even more attraction. During October to January, large balls of small white flowers appear to lighten the dismal winter months when nothing seems to grow.

General care.

Plant Fatsia where it is sheltered from the wind as the very large leaves are easily damaged. Summer care is limited to regular removal of the dead leaves which turn black and mar the beauty of the bush. In winter, the normal top dressing of compost or manure should be applied along with a feeding of slow acting fertilizer. Eventually, the plant may get too big for its location when it will require cutting back hard. It is best to anticipate this need by cutting one large branch down each spring, cutting pretty low. Removing one branch each year will retain most of the foliage and keep up appearances.

Notes on Toxicity or Culinary usage.

No toxic, culinary or medicinal properties known.

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Species description. Fatsia japonica.

 

 

 

Mature Fatsia flowering in garden.Leaf of Fatsia
close-up of Fatsia japonica flower.
 

Display characteristics for Fatsia japonica.

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  • Plant type: Dicotyledon. Evergreen
  • Habit: Rounded
  • Type: Tree. Shrub.
  • Height: 4.00 mtr.
  • Spread: 3.00 mtr.
  • Attractive to wildlife:
  • Preferred soil type: Clay. Loam. Silt.
  • Soil moisture requirement: Medium
  • Soil ph: Undefined
  • Suitable position: Open ground. Border.
  • Light requirements: Full sun. Part sun.
  • Summer water requirements: None
  • Winter water requirements: None
  • Minimum temperature: -15 °c
  • Safe Minimum temperature: -8 °c
  • Safe Maximum temperature: 30 °c
  • Maximum temperature: 0 °c
  • Wind tolerance: Medium
  • Salt tolerance: Medium
  • Drought tolerance: Medium
  • Waterlogging tolerance: Low
  • Toxicity-Edibility: Unknown
  • Bloom attributes: Flower arrangement. Showy display.
  • Foliage attributes: Flower arrangement. Showy display.
  • Berry attributes: Undefined
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