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| name = ''Fatsia japonica''
|familia=Hedera hibernica
| common_names = Fatsi, Japanese Aralia
|genus=Fatsia
| growth_habit = evergreen shrub{{wp}}
|species=japonica
| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|common_name=Fatsi, Japanese Aralia
| wide =     <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|habit=shrub
| origin = S [[Japan]]
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
| poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|Min ht box=6
| lifespan =     <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
|Min ht metric=ft
| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
|Max ht box=12
| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
|Max ht metric=ft
| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
| hardiness = -15°C (?°F){{wp}}
|Min wd box=6
| bloom =     <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
|Min wd metric=ft
| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|Max wd box=12
| sunset_zones =     <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
|Max wd metric=ft
| color = IndianRed
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
| image = Fatsia japonica0.jpg
|origin=S Japan
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|lifespan=perennial
| image_caption = Fatsia japonica
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
| regnum = Plantae
|exposure=sun, part-sun
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
| classis = Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida
|features=evergreen, flowers
| ordo = Apiales
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall
| familia = Araliaceae
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
| genus = Fatsia
|flowers=white
| species = japonica
|Min Temp Num=-15
|Temp Metric=°C
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|min_zone=8
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'''''Fatsia japonica''''' ('''Fatsi''' or '''Japanese Aralia'''; [[synonymy|syn.]] ''Aralia japonica'' Thunb., ''A. sieboldii'' Hort. ex [[K.Koch]]) is a species of ''[[Fatsia]]'', native to southern [[Japan]].
It is an [[evergreen]] [[shrub]] growing to 3-6 m tall, with stout, sparsely branched stems. The [[leaf|leaves]] are spirally-arranged, large, 20-50&nbsp;cm in width and on a petiole up to 50&nbsp;cm long, leathery, palmately lobed, with 7-9 broad lobes, divided to half or two-thirds of the way to the base of the leaf; the lobes are edged with coarse, blunt teeth. The [[flower]]s are small, white, borne in dense terminal compound [[umbel]]s in late autumn or early winter, followed by small black [[fruit]].
It is commonly grown as an [[ornamental plant]] in warm temperate regions where winters do not fall below about -15°C.
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Fatsia japonica, Decne. & Planch. (Aralia japonica, Thunb., not Hort.? A. Sieboldii, Hort.). Lvs. downy at first, finally shining green: fls. in umbels. Japan, China.—Abroad are cult, forms with white or golden margins and a form reticulated with gold markings. Var. Moseri, Hort., is regarded as an improved, more compact-growing variety which originated with Moser of Fontainebleau.{{SCH}}
Fatsia japonica, Decne. & Planch. (Aralia japonica, Thunb., not Hort.? A. Sieboldii, Hort.). Lvs. downy at first, finally shining green: fls. in umbels. Japan, China.—Abroad are cult, forms with white or golden margins and a form reticulated with gold markings. Var. Moseri, Hort., is regarded as an improved, more compact-growing variety which originated with Moser of Fontainebleau.{{SCH}}
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Latest revision as of 17:32, 21 July 2010

 Fatsia japonica subsp. var.  Fatsi, Japanese Aralia
Fatsia japonica
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Height: ⇕ to
Width: ⇔ to
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Height: ⇕ 6 ft to 12 ft
Width: ⇔ 6 ft to 12 ft
The query description has an empty condition.: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈ S Japan
Poisonous: ☠
Bloom: ❀ early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall
The query description has an empty condition.: ☼ sun, part-sun
The query description has an empty condition.: ◍
Features: ✓ evergreen, flowers
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Minimum Temp: ☃ -15°C
USDA Zones: 8 to 11
Sunset Zones:
Flower features: ❀ white
Hedera hibernica > Fatsia japonica var. ,



Fatsia japonica (Fatsi or Japanese Aralia; syn. Aralia japonica Thunb., A. sieboldii Hort. ex K.Koch) is a species of Fatsia, native to southern Japan.

It is an evergreen shrub growing to 3-6 m tall, with stout, sparsely branched stems. The leaves are spirally-arranged, large, 20-50 cm in width and on a petiole up to 50 cm long, leathery, palmately lobed, with 7-9 broad lobes, divided to half or two-thirds of the way to the base of the leaf; the lobes are edged with coarse, blunt teeth. The flowers are small, white, borne in dense terminal compound umbels in late autumn or early winter, followed by small black fruit.

It is commonly grown as an ornamental plant in warm temperate regions where winters do not fall below about -15°C.


Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Fatsia japonica, Decne. & Planch. (Aralia japonica, Thunb., not Hort.? A. Sieboldii, Hort.). Lvs. downy at first, finally shining green: fls. in umbels. Japan, China.—Abroad are cult, forms with white or golden margins and a form reticulated with gold markings. Var. Moseri, Hort., is regarded as an improved, more compact-growing variety which originated with Moser of Fontainebleau.CH


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Species

Fatsia japonica (syn. Aralia japonica Thunb., A. sieboldii Hort. ex K.Koch)

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  • Fruiting body
    Fruiting body
  • A small Fatsia japonica leaf
    A small Fatsia japonica leaf
  • Close-up of flower umbel
    Close-up of flower umbel

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