I read that the Fatsia plant (also called Japanese Aralia) is great for foliage and suited to tropical themed gardens, plus also a fast grower. So when I saw some cheap I ordered a couple. To my happy surprise, they arrived in pots instead of the bare-rooted state that most mail-order plants come in. This also allowed them to arrive quite large. Like everything in my gardens they will be an ongoing experiment. You can apparently keep them to a low shrub form with top pruning, or encourage them to a full size tree with some bottom pruning. I’m thinking I might encourage them to go somewhere in between.
