Japanese Aralia (Fatsia japonica) - Garden.org

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Plant Habit:	Shrub
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Plant Height:	6-12 feet
Leaves:	Evergreen Broadleaf
Flowers:	Showy Fragrant
Flower Color:	White
Bloom Size:	Under 1"
Flower Time:	Fall
Suitable Locations:	Houseplant
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip Offsets
Containers:	Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots

Common names

Japanese Aralia
Japanese Fatsia
Yatsude
Glossy-Leaved Paperplant
False Castor Oil Plant

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Location: Sacramento CA.
Date: 2022-03-03

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Location: Atlanta Botanical Garden
Date: 2022-03-03

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Location: Atlanta Botanical Garden
Date: 2022-03-03

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Location: Menton, France
Date: 2015-11-20

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Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Brussels)
Date: 2019-01-23

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Location: Menton, France
Date: 2016-11-23

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Location: Atlanta Botanical Garden
Date: 2022-03-03

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Location: In front yard porch. Elk Grove, CA
Date: 2014-4-16
This was a 1gallon plant 10 years ago. Getting a new pot this we

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Location: Sea World San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-03

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Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-03-08
newly planted 1-gallon shrub

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Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-03

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Location: My Garden, UK
Date: 2022-05-07

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Location: At home

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Location: At home

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Location: Ft Worth Botanic, Tx
Date: 2017-11-18

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Location: San Francisco Zoo
Date: May

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Location: Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid

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Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-03

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Location: Kalama, Wa.

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Location: At home
Date: 2022-10-16

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-11-10

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Date: 2012-11-07

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Location: Southern Pines, NC (at Gulleys)
Date: January 9, 2022
Japanese aralia #17 nn; LHB page 745, 152-7-1, "From the Japanese

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Location: Southern Pines, NC (at Gulleys)
Date: January 9, 2022
Japanese aralia #17 nn; LHB page 745, 152-7-1, "From the Japanese

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Location: Ft Worth Botanic, Tx
Date: 2017-11-18

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Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2019-10-04
My foot added for size perspective.

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Location: San Diego, California
Date: 2015-01-09

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Location: At home
Date: 2021-07-14

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Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-04-30

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Location: At home

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Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2015-11
Fatsia Japonica blooms

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Location: Ft Worth Botanic, Tx
Date: 2017-11-18

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Location: Barcelona, Spain |April, 2023 (uploaded. This image is much older)
Date: 2023-04-03

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Location: Hidden Hills CA zone 10b
Date: 2014-07-04

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Location: San Diego, California
Date: 2015-01-09

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Location: San Diego, California
Date: 2015-01-09

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Location: Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid

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Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2011-11-04

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Date: 2012-11-07

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Location: Kalama, Wa.

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Date: 2013-01-17

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Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2015-11-29
Fatsia Japonica leaves and bloom

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Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2007-10-23

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Location: At home
Date: 2021-09-15
Getting ready to flower

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Location: San Diego, California
Date: 2015-01-09

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Location: San Diego, California
Date: 2015-01-09

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Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2011-11-04

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Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2011-11-09
In flower..

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Location: London.
Date: 2014-03-10

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Location: Gent, Belgium
Date: 2008-04-25
Young unfolding foliage in Spring.

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Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-05-16
new leaves emerging..

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Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-05-16

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Location: Walmart
Date: 2016-03-16

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Date: 2012-11-07

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Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2019-07-23
First season specimen in mostly shady setting.

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Date: 2013-01-17

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Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2019-05-01
4 y.o. in total shade most sosf day (dappled morning sun). Pink

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Location: my garden
Date: 2016-10-22

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Location: Ft Worth Botanic, Tx
Date: 2017-11-18
with a Queen and an American Snout - butterflies

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Location: Cedarhome, Washington
Date: 2016-06-24

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