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|familia=Hedera hibernica
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| name = ''Fatsia japonica''
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|species=japonica
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|common_name=Fatsi, Japanese Aralia
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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|habit=shrub
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Apiales]]
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| familia = [[Araliaceae]]
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| genus = ''[[Fatsia]]''
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| species = '''''F. japonica'''''
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|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
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| binomial = ''Fatsia japonica''
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| binomial_authority = ([[Carl Peter Thunberg|Thunb.]]) [[Decne.]] & [[Planch.]]
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|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
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|origin=S Japan
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|lifespan=perennial
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|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
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|exposure=sun, part-sun
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|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
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|features=evergreen, flowers
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|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall
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|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
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|flowers=white
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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]].
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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 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 [[flower]]s are small, white, borne in dense terminal compound [[umbel]]s in late autumn or early winter, followed by small black [[fruit]].
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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}}
 
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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]].
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==Cultivation==
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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 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 [[flower]]s are small, white, borne in dense terminal compound [[umbel]]s in late autumn or early winter, followed by small black [[fruit]].
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===Propagation===
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The name "Fatsi" is older Japanese, meaning 'eight' (in present-day Japanese ''hachi''), referring to the eight lobes. The name "Japanese Aralia" is due to the genus formerly being classified within a broader interpretation of the related genus ''[[Aralia]]'' in the past.
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===Cultivation and uses===
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==Species==
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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''''' ([[synonymy|syn.]] ''Aralia japonica'' Thunb., ''A. sieboldii'' Hort. ex [[K.Koch]])
  
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==References==
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==Gallery==
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*Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan.
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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/316.shtml BBC Gardening: ''Fatsia japonica'']
 
  
 
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Image:Fatsia Japonica 01 Helen Fowler.jpg|Fruiting body
 
Image:Fatsia Japonica 01 Helen Fowler.jpg|Fruiting body
 
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Image:Fatsia japonica.jpg|A small ''Fatsia japonica'' leaf
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[[Category:Araliaceae]]
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==References==
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[[Category:Flora of Japan]]
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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Latest revision as of 17:32, 21 July 2010


Fatsia japonica


Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Height: ⇕ 6 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6. to 12 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
Width: ⇔ 6 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6. to 12 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈ S Japan
Bloom: ❀ early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun, part-sun
Features: ✓ evergreen, flowers
Minimum Temp: ☃ -15°C5 °F <br />258.15 K <br />464.67 °R <br />
USDA Zones: 8 to 11
Flower features: ❀ white
Scientific Names

Hedera hibernica >

Fatsia >

japonica >


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.


Read about Fatsia japonica in the 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)

Gallery

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  • Fruiting body

  • A small Fatsia japonica leaf

  • Close-up of flower umbel

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