Common name: Fatsia, Paper Plant, Japanese Aralia
Family: Araliaceae
Origin: Southern Japan and Southern Korea
Culture: Evergreen shrub, open to deep shade - will NOT do well in full sun or cold draft conditions, as an indoor plant it likes a great deal of light but no direct sunlight, water often in the growing season and less in the winter months when dormant, sensitive to overwatering or standing water - let dry and make sure it has proper drainage, prefers slightly acidic soil, only fertilize with weak liquid fertilizer
Size: 3-6m in height outdoors
Use: Landscape planting, indoors
Problems: Aphids, mealy bug
Notes: Looks good with hellebores and hosts, hardy zones 7-10, foliage is great in flower arrangements - lasts a couple weeks when cut