Plants by mail order since 1984, over 4100 plants online today
Nursery & Gardens open: Mon - Sat 9.00 - 16.30 & Sun 10:00 - 16:00
Pop up café: Cafe Now Closed for Winter
- Shop Now
- Burncoose Specialities
- This Month
- Offers & Promotions
- RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
- 40 years at Burncoose
- Engage With Us
- Information, Help & Advice
- About Us & Our Services
- Terms & Conditions
- Log In / Register
FATSIA japonica
Commonly known as False castor oil plant, Japanese figleaf palm
Excellent glossy foliage and an attractive habit which makes for an architectural or feature plant
Further Reading....
-
EvergreenLeaves with 7-11, usually toothed, lobes. Leaves are dark-green, 15-40cm (6-16in) long.
-
WhiteGreenish white -
Height1.5-4m (5-13ft) -
Spread1.5-4m (5-13ft)
-
Tall ShrubSpreading, suckering, rounded shrub. Creamy-white flowers on long stalks in autumn followed by small, black fruit
-
Hardy - cold winterHardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F) -
Full sun -
Partial shade
FATSIA japonica
- Details
- Description
- Mature Size
- Tips and Advice
- Goes Well With
- Planting Combinations
- Other Suggestions
- See Also...
-
Additional FeaturesArchitectural interestBerriesThese plants have berries.
Good to knowIdeal in a shaded, sheltered courtyard or as a large container plant in a cool conservatory. Wildlife plant - insects.
Pests & DiseasesMealybugs and scale insects under glass
Place of originSouth Korea, Japan. -
Garden Location/ConditionsBorderSuitable for a shrub borderPatio / pot plantsSub-tropical / mediterranean
-
HardinessFully hardy
-
Pruning group
Pruning group 6Suitable for: Evergreen shrubs or climbers that need little to no pruning.
Action: Trim back shoots that spoil symmetry and to fit available space.
When: Annually after flowering if on previous year's growth, or in later Winter or Spring if flowering on current year's growth, or as requires.
-
Seasonal InterestAutumnSpringSummerWinter
-
Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soil
-
Wildlife
Bee friendlyRabbit Resistant
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Fatsia - Growing Guide
|
1.5-4m (5-13ft)
|
|
|
|
1.5-4m (5-13ft) |
ARALIA elata
Japanese angelica tree
Available from £18.00
BAMBOO Phyllostachys nigra
Black bamboo
Available from £20.00
BERGENIA cordifolia 'Purpurea'
Elephant's ears, Megasea
Available from £12.50
DIGITALIS purpurea albiflora
Common foxglove, Fairy thimbles, Dead men's bells
Available from £13.50
FAGUS sylvatica 'Riversii'
Rivers' purple beech
Available from £40.00
FATSIA japonica 'Spider's Web'
Available from £20.00
FUCHSIA excorticata
New Zealand fuchsia, Kotukutuku
Available from £17.00
HOSTA 'Sum and Substance'
Plantain lily
Available from £13.50
HYDRANGEA serratifolia
MAGNOLIA delavayi
Available from £115.00
PRUNUS lusitanica
Portugal laurel
Available from £12.50
TETRAPANAX papyrifera 'Rex'
Rice-paper tree
Available from £30.00
TILIA x europaea
Common lime, European linden
Buy Varieties of FATSIA japonica
FATSIA japonica 'Camouflage'
False castor oil plant, Japanese figleaf palm
(syn. 'Murakumo-nishiki') distinctive green and gold variegation.
Gift-wrapping available
£19.50
FATSIA japonica 'Spider's Web'
False castor oil plant, Japanese figleaf palm
slow growing form with the leaves heavily speckled with white variegation sometimes spreading over a whole leaf
Gift-wrapping available
£20.00 each
FATSIA japonica 'Variegata'
False castor oil plant, Japanese figleaf palm
rarer variegated form with white or gold edging to the leaves
Gift-wrapping available
£27.50 each
Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Afterplant - Grow Your Own
AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
Only £8.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Afterplant - Tomatoes
AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
Only £8.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
3 options from £3.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries.
It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
Only £7.50
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50
Share this page
