Download Fatsia Japonica Origin
Gif. Its lush, dark green leaves and ease of care make it a very popular varietal for indoor plant collections, but it's also a staple of tropical gardens and arboretums. Fatsia originate from japan and korea and produce slightly odd shaped white flowers in autumn.
Fatsia Japonica New Zealand Plant Conservation Network from www.nzpcn.org.nz
I recommend fatsia japonica for a tropical looking garden shrub in areas where suitable. The lobed leaves can reach 16 inches across and provide contrast in the shade garden. After 15 years of fruitless searching, the late jc raulston managed to locate fatsia japonica 'variegata' on a trip to the uk.
Genus fatsia are evergreen shrubs with stout, sparsely branched stems bearing large, leathery, palmately lobed leaves.
Fatsia polycarpa and the fatsia cross. Fatsia japonica has started to naturalise in my part of the country country (and undoubtedly other milder. There's more to fatsias than just japonica! Plant profile of fatsia japonica on gardenersworld.com.
