ShrubsJapanese Aralia
Fatsia japonica
Japanese Aralia (Fatsia japonica) is a shrub, hardy in USDA zones 8-10, that matures to about 6-16 ft × 6-16 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-wet soil. Expect cream and white blooms in fall. It attracts pollinators, stands up well to drought, pollution and salt.
- USDA zones
- 8-10
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 6-16 ft × 6-16 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-wet
- Bloom color
- Cream, White
- Bloom season
- Fall
- Attracts
- Pollinators
- Tough against
- Drought, Pollution, Salt
- Native to
- Japan, Korea
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Japanese Aralia is hardy to about 10°F (estimated from USDA zone 8), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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