On a walk across the paddock yesterday I found this plant flowering by the creek. and today it looked like this !
so pretty. This is called fatsia Japonica and is best suited to outdoor growth. I purchased one last year and have it indoors - it grew so well that i had extras come up in the pot and this one is outdoors growing beautifully by the creek. The flowers were such a nice surprise - the one indoors is leafy and large-ish but nothing like this one outdoors.
- It is better suited outdoors than indoors - i am now planning where to plant the indoor one once we get into spring.
- The location i put the one outdoors is perfect for it - shady with some sun.
- it flowers in autumn (although we are winter here just now) and berries will follow ! great. so good for the birds.
- it will grow 6-10 feet both in height and width! how fabulous and apparently the new shoots may get eaten but the older ones are not tasty for the critters. we shall see. i do have it currently fenced waiting for it to expand before i test that theory.
- its also known as the paper plant of finger plant.
- pruning encourages dense growth
very happy to have this one in the paddock. might plant the indoor one outside the front of the house.
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