Scientific name: Fatsia japonica

Common name: fatsia

Family name: Araliaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 5

Mature height and spread: 5m by 5m

Form: upright, multi-stemmed.

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement: simple. Alternate

Fall colour: none

Flower/cone/fruit description: Black berry fruit. White flower clusters.

Limitations: suckering

Suitable uses: Good for tropical look.

Quick ID Evergreen. Shrub. Japan. Alternate. Simple. Unique flower clusters. Large laves; tropical looking, palmately lobed (7-9 lobes).