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; false castor oil plant; Japanese figleaf palm
- slow-growing evergreen shrub
- leathery, glossy, deeply-lobed leaves
- dark green & creamy-white speckling
- clusters of small white flowers in autumn
- black fruit
- Frost hardy (down to -5)
H 2m
S 2m
part shade
moist well-drained
Notes: 2021 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 so will keep potted in the front Cottage Garden for protection from winter snows and ice
…this shrub, variably called YATSUDE (八手-Eight-Hand), TENGU NO UCHIWA (天狗の羽内輪- the Mountain Goblin Feather Fan) or ONI NO TE ( 鬼の手- Devil`s Hands) among other names, has long* been one of Japan`s most common household garden plants. Tsuku blog
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