The Japanese Aralia forms a branching shrub up to 3m in height. It has distinctive large, glossy, palm-like leaves and is suitable for very shaded locations. The deeper the shade the deeper green the leaves become. It produces branching heads of white flowers in autumn and is a good indoor plant.
- Type
- Exotic
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Water use
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Container
- One
- Size
- Small shrubs 0.5 - 3 metres
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Moist tropical, Moist temperate with hot summers, Semi-arid with winter rain, Winter rains with dry summers
- Soils
- Sandy, Loam, Clay
- Shade levels
- Sun/shade, Shady
- Flowering seasons
- Autumn
- Gardens
- Subtropical