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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....
- Design your own garden: The sub-tropical or mediterranean garden
- Plants for specific locations: Coastal and Windswept Locations – Coastal Plants
- Plants for specific types of garden: Architectural Plants
- Plants with particular characteristics: Specimen plants
- Pot Plants
- Shade Loving Plants: Shrubs and Climbers
- Plants beginning with 'F'
- Search Caerhays Garden Diary for more info & pictures
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Evergreen - leaves with 7-11, usually toothed, lobes. Leaves are dark-green, 15-40cm (6-16in) long.
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White - greenish white -
Height - 1.5-4m (5-13ft) -
Spread - 1.5-4m (5-13ft)
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Tall Shrub - spreading, suckering, rounded shrub. Creamy-white flowers on long stalks in autumn.
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Hardy - cold winter - Hardy 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) -
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Additional Features - Architectural interest
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Good to know - ideal in a shaded, sheltered courtyard or as a container plant in a cool conservatory. Wildlife plant - insects. -
Pests & Diseases - mealybugs and scale insects can be a problem in greenhouse - outside cold winds can cause dieback -
Place of origin - South Korea, Japan. -
Garden Location/Conditions - Coastal / windswept
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Patio / pot plants
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Sub-tropical / mediterranean
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Hardiness - Fully hardy
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Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil
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Wildlife - Bee friendly
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Fatsia - Growing Guide
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Buy Varieties of FATSIA japonica
FATSIA japonica 'Spider's Web' >
Commonly known as: False castor oil plant, Japanese figleaf palm.
Slow growing form with the leaves heavily speckled with white variegation sometimes spreading over a whole leaf
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