Fatsia japonica
For a medium-sized shrub that will bring architectural interest to your garden all year long, Fatsia japonica is just the ticket!A spectacular evergreen shrub, it produces impressively large, serrated, glossy green leaves, which remain throughout the year, giving interest in all seasons. Also known as the Japanese Aralia, mature Fatsia produce exotic spikes of creamy white flowers, followed by attractive deep purple, near black berries.Fatsia japonica grow well in any garden and is a great plant for tricky shaded areas, where others struggle, in fact they perform best in light or dappled shade, for a glossy backdrop to other plants with amazing palm-like leaves.Holder of a much deserved RHS Award of Garden Merit, plants really need very little attention to give you amazing results whether you are strapped for time or a complete gardening novice, and you can be sure that this is a plant that has been rigorously trialled and proven to excel in UK gardens.Fatsia is also a great plant to complement a large decorative pot for the patio, where the architectural shape can make a dramatic, tropical feature.Supplied as an established plant approx. 40cm tall, in a 17cm pot, ready for planting straight out.