Japanese Aralia

Fatsia japonica · Shrub

Japanese Aralia 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 and grows happily in containers.

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