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Belonging to the Araliaceae family, it is native to Japan, Korea and Taiwan, and performs exceptionally well in Australian gardens.</p>\n","introduction":"<p><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"19\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Fatsia japonica</strong>, commonly known as Japanese aralia, is a striking medium-sized evergreen shrub distinguished by its large, glossy, deeply lobed leaves. Belonging to the Araliaceae family, it is native to Japan, Korea and Taiwan, and performs exceptionally well in Australian gardens.</p>\n<p>In autumn, Fatsia produces clusters of small, exotic-looking white flowers, which are followed by ornamental berries that are not edible.</p>\n","blocks":[{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1132,"id":1132,"title":"Fatsia_potential plant blog_Mt Martha","filename":"Fatsia_potential-plant-blog_Mt-Martha-scaled.jpg","filesize":1317243,"url":"https://botanichorticu.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Fatsia_potential-plant-blog_Mt-Martha-scaled.jpg","link":"https://botanichorticu.wpengine.com/articles/fatsia-japonica/fatsia_potential-plant-blog_mt-martha/","alt":"","author":"6","description":"","caption":"","name":"fatsia_potential-plant-blog_mt-martha","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1129,"date":"2026-03-04 10:31:36","modified":"2026-03-04 10:31:36","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https://botanichorticu.wpenginepowered.com/wp-includes/images/media/default.png","width":2560,"height":1440,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https://botanichorticu.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Fatsia_potential-plant-blog_Mt-Martha-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https://botanichorticu.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Fatsia_potential-plant-blog_Mt-Martha-300x169.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":169,"medium_large":"https://botanichorticu.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Fatsia_potential-plant-blog_Mt-Martha-768x432.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https://botanichorticu.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Fatsia_potential-plant-blog_Mt-Martha-1200x675.jpg","large-width":1200,"large-height":675,"1536x1536":"https://botanichorticu.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Fatsia_potential-plant-blog_Mt-Martha-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https://botanichorticu.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Fatsia_potential-plant-blog_Mt-Martha-2048x1152.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1152,"full_width":"https://botanichorticu.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Fatsia_potential-plant-blog_Mt-Martha-2500x1406.jpg","full_width-width":2500,"full_width-height":1406,"medium2":"https://botanichorticu.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Fatsia_potential-plant-blog_Mt-Martha-1600x900.jpg","medium2-width":1600,"medium2-height":900}},"use_caption":false,"caption":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","content":"<p><strong>Growing Conditions:</strong></p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"249\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Fatsia japonica thrives in full sun to part shade and develops an open, spreading habit. Planted in well-drained soil, it typically reaches 2.5–4 metres in height with a similar spread. 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