Light
Partial to full shade protects the large leaves from scorching.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Japanese Aralia
Fatsia japonica
Trees & shrubs · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Japanese Aralia (Fatsia japonica) has a rounded growth form. Foliage shapes recorded for this species: cordate, orbicular, palmasect. Flower colours recorded: cream/tan, white.
A space where it can thrive
Growth habit: rounded. Outdoor hardiness is listed below; choose a sheltered growing site appropriate to your plant and pot.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions. Botanical photo reference: Cathy Dewitt · Source · CC BY 4.0.
Your care routine
Watering
Maintain moisture in a draining root zone; excessive wetness can cause rot.
Soil & drainage
Suitable textures: Clay, High Organic Matter, Loam (Silt), Sand. Soil reaction: Acid (<6.0), Alkaline (>8.0), Neutral (6.0-8.0).
Fertilizer
Feed during active growth and pause during winter rest.
Outdoor hardiness
Outdoor winter hardiness reported: USDA zones 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b. This is not an indoor temperature setting.
Through the seasons
Reported flowering season: fall. Bloom timing varies with climate and cultivar.
Pets & little ones
This record does not provide a toxicity assessment. That does not establish safety for people or pets; do not ingest plant material.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.