evergreen shrub prized for its lush foliage of broad, palmate, dark-green leaves heavily-speckled with white

fatsia japonica ‘spider’s web’
aka speckled Japanese aralia
- slow-growing evergreen shrub
- leathery, glossy, deeply-lobed leaves
- dark green & creamy-white speckling
- clusters of small white flowers in autumn
- black fruit
H 2m
S 2m
part shade
moist well-drained
Notes: 2021 One for the Japanesque garden and a Mother’s Day gift as this plant has been on my wishlist for several years. Less robust than the evergreen variety I grew In London.
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