All about Fatsias 

This was the best information on fatsia. Very good information covering everything from pruning to soil conditions. Thank you

You have just shown me my next plant, thanks Kris. Merry Christmas 🎄👍

very soothing voice, i just purchased a fatsia from my local hardware store. Im very excited!

Super informative, thank you. 👌💕

I live in zone 7B here in NY & I’m trying to get my hands on these. They look so lovely. I noticed your mahonia soft caress which I planted recently myself.

Your plants are beautiful. I have a couple out back I love them and check them a couple of times a week. One thing I would like to know is how to keep the leaves that rich, dark green colour. Some of the leaves are light, almost yellow. It's not a big deal but love the dark green. It suits the garden better. I think it looks healthier too.

I have a Fatsia with some leaves that are almost 40 cm across. Amazing.

Just bought my 1st today. My god you're like the fa(c)tsia encycloponica of these ha ha 👌. Thanks very much 👏👏👏

Hey Chris, I'm not too far from you, Teesside 😁 just checked my fatsia (bought last summer,kept in a pot that's been in a sheltered from wind spot over winter, outside tho) I just checked her yesterday and I think she has crown rot ? Top leaf and actual crown was mush and fell away easily 😣 I'm gutted, what can I do&will she be ok? I've wanted a tropical garden for years and watched yours and springy Steve's videos for atleast 5years now, took the plunge and started buying plants last summer& pretty sure my gunnera, variegated butterber are gonners and maybe my trex baby& fatsia now😫 any advice appreciated as I really couldn't afford to replace them all this year and was hoping to get really stuck in this spring and summer now I have more time on my hands . Much appreciated in advance 😁

How would you successfully take a cutting?

I've just bought one today but I'm going to have it has an I door plant

Thanks Chris - I now realise mine is in too much sun ! Leaves are rather curled up and not as healthy as I would like. It is also in a pot - will that affect growth ? 👍🏼🌱

Could you show how to trim fatsia japonica, please? I have a large tree in my garden, but after this winter looks bad, some leaves are brown/black. Thank you. I haven't trimmed it for few years as well

Hi Chris. I cant find any info online about how they go in winter in full sun? I want to plant mine under a mulberry tree. I live high in the mountains of Crete Greece where we get some frost and light snow.

I've just bought a F. Spider's Web and someone has suggested I grow it as a single stem standard by gradually removing the lower leaves and pinching our any new growth from the base. In your view will this work?

I have plant that flowers like the fatsia but the leaves (spear-shaped) are not fatsia shaped.

What about hardiness? Are there differences between the different forms?

Is there a way to get my Japonica to flower earlier ? Every year it puts up its flower spike just as the first frost strikes..😲

Will these damage the foundation of the house if planted too close?

would they hybridise with scheffleras?

Hi Chris, I inherited a fatsia so not sure what variant it is , but I want to move it to another more shaded part of the garden! What is the best time of year to transplant it? It’s vary healthily, about 6 to 7 feet tall and up north in sunny Newcastle Upon Tyne 😂

Hi ive 2 spider webs growing in the house want to plant them in the garden would it be safe to put them out now im in n.ireland

Hi Chris any ideas as to where to purchase fatsia annelise in Yorkshire? Searching for the holy grail lol

they are more robust and durable than they look.

I've kept Fatsia Japonica for years and never had any real problems but noticed this morning several of the newest leaves were dead and on closer inspection the main stem had some furry mould. Is this a fungal issue or likely be from the prelonged frosts we've had this winter? Not been covered as never had to cover them before in the winter.

have u tried eating it like asparagus?

Can I cut thick old wood to promote lower growth

My fatsia polycarpa it's leafs go black and fall off and there's like black rot at the top of the crown