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This variegated form of the classic \u003cem\u003efatsia japonica\u003c\/em\u003e takes the bold, glossy, hand-shaped leaves of the species and dusts them with a fine spray of white speckling, heaviest at the leaf margins and fading towards the centre, exactly as though a spider had been busy overnight. No two leaves are quite the same, and the effect lights up the darkest, dampest corners where little else will thrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA standout among hardy exotics, \u003cstrong\u003espiders web fatsia\u003c\/strong\u003e brings a lush, almost tropical presence to UK gardens while shrugging off cold that would see off many tender lookalikes. The large palmate leaves give wonderful architectural structure year-round, and in autumn mature plants produce curious creamy-white drumstick flowers, much loved by late-foraging bees and other pollinators, followed by small black berries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePosition is the key to keeping this \u003cstrong\u003evariegated fatsia japonica\u003c\/strong\u003e looking its best. It is happiest in partial or full shade; too much hot, direct sun can scorch the pale variegation, so a north- or east-facing aspect, or a sheltered spot dappled by taller plants, is ideal. Plant it in moist but well-drained soil enriched with plenty of organic matter. 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It forms neat, dense tufts of fine, arching, dark green leaves just 5 to 10cm high, spreading slowly by underground runners into a lush, low carpet. Despite the name and the grassy looks, it is not a true grass at all but a member of the lily family (Asparagaceae), which is exactly why it stays so tidy and needs so little attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully hardy across most of the UK at around RHS H5, it holds its deep green colour right through winter when so much else has died back. In summer it sends up short spikes of small, pale lilac flowers among the foliage, followed by glossy blue-black berries in autumn. For a bolder contrast, grow it alongside its taller relative \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ophiopogon-planiscapus-nigrescens\"\u003eblack mondo grass\u003c\/a\u003e, or weave it through the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e range.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWater regularly through the first season while the runners knit together, after which it looks after itself. It is wonderfully adaptable, thriving as edging, between stepping stones, as a no-mow lawn alternative in lightly used areas, in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003epots and containers\u003c\/a\u003e, and even in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/coastal-plants\"\u003ecoastal and exposed gardens\u003c\/a\u003e. Simply shear away any scruffy old foliage in early spring to keep it looking fresh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery plant we supply is nursery-grown and carefully selected for a healthy, well-rooted clump. 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Run your hand through it and you'll see exactly how it earned the 'Ponytails' name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a wonderfully versatile grass for contemporary, gravel, prairie and coastal-style planting. Plant it in drifts for a sea of texture, dot it through perennials to add lightness and motion, or grow it in pots where its movement can be appreciated up close. It pairs beautifully with verbena, salvias, echinacea and other sun-lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStipa tenuissima\u003c\/strong\u003e is happiest in full sun and free-draining soil, it positively thrives in poor, dry, sandy or gravelly ground and dislikes wet, heavy conditions, especially over winter. It is hardy and semi-evergreen, looking good for much of the year. 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Its arching, deeply divided fronds are a soft silver-grey with a cool metallic sheen, brushed with green and flushed wine-red along the midribs and burgundy stems. Few shade plants light up a dim corner quite like it, and it holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit as a genuinely garden-worthy \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic border\u003c\/a\u003e fern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully hardy across the UK (around \u003cstrong\u003eRHS H6\u003c\/strong\u003e), the painted fern comfortably tolerates -15C and often lower, so it needs no winter protection. It is deciduous, dying back for winter and reshooting fresh, silvery croziers each spring. Slowly spreading and never invasive, it is one of the most rewarding \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-shade\"\u003eplants for shade\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeep the soil reliably moist, especially while establishing, as this fern dislikes drying out. It is generally non-toxic and pet-friendly, and its low, spreading habit is perfect for the front of a border, a shaded patio container among your \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003eplants for pots\u003c\/a\u003e, or woven through other \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e. For an unnamed alternative, see our generic \u003ca href=\"\/products\/athyrium-sp\"\u003eAthyrium lady fern\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery fern we send is nursery-grown and carefully selected for a strong crown and healthy roots. 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It is a deciduous, thorny shrub with bright green stems and long, rigid spines. In spring it carries fragrant white flowers like orange blossom, and by autumn these give way to small, downy orange fruits that scent the air but are far too bitter and pippy to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness and seasons.\u003c\/strong\u003e Unlike a true citrus, this one is genuinely hardy and takes hard UK winters in its stride. It leafs up in spring, flowers as the trifoliate leaves expand, then turns buttery yellow before dropping in autumn to reveal its green, \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003ethorny framework for winter\u003c\/a\u003e. The little orange fruits often hang on after the leaves fall, which is part of the charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow and where to grow.\u003c\/strong\u003e Grow it in full sun in any reasonable, well-drained soil, chalk included. 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Each leaf is a deeply corrugated, glossy paddle up to 25 cm long, felted bronze beneath, radiating in whorls that read as instantly subtropical. Rated H4, the tree itself takes around -10C in its stride.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen there is the bonus round: clusters of scented, hawthorn-like white flowers from autumn into winter and, after a mild season or against a warm wall, aromatic yellow-orange fruits in late spring, somewhere between apricot and plum. 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Small purple flowers open in spring, the berries colour up in autumn and hang on through winter, and the leaves stay glossy all year. Unlike the familiar spotted laurel, 'Rozannie' has no gold speckling: the colour comes from the berries against clean green foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere it fits.\u003c\/strong\u003e At 0.5 to 1m, roughly half the size of a standard aucuba, it is one of the best evergreens for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/plants-for-shade\"\u003eshady corners\u003c\/a\u003e, including dry shade under trees, and it settles happily in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003elarge pots\u003c\/a\u003e. Pair it with the slim, willow-leaved \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/aucuba-japonica-salicifolia\"\u003eAucuba 'Salicifolia'\u003c\/a\u003e for contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you receive:\u003c\/strong\u003e a young plant in a 17cm (2L) pot.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"17cm \/ 2L","offer_id":58617813991807,"sku":"AUCUJAPROZ17","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/aucuba_b7be8861-f4d6-4150-a5e4-ea0816c0f3ad.jpg?v=1791550403"},{"product_id":"ligustrum-japonicum-texanum","title":"Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLigustrum japonicum\u003c\/em\u003e 'Texanum'\u003c\/strong\u003e is the compact, glossy form of Japanese privet, also sold as wax-leaf privet. Its thick, waxy, dark green leaves pack densely along the stems, so it makes a lower, tighter shrub than the species and clips cleanly into balls, standards and hedges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is fully hardy, rated RHS H5 and taking about -15°C, and keeps its leaves all year. Left unclipped, it carries white flowers in June and July, followed by small black berries that hang on into winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt copes with chalk, clay, loam and sand, in sun or part shade, and stands up to fairly exposed gardens. That makes it a dependable choice for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/screening-plants\"\u003escreening and privacy\u003c\/a\u003e, or as a clipped shape among other \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/hardy-exotic-shrubs\"\u003ehardy exotic shrubs\u003c\/a\u003e. For more year-round structure, browse our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/evergreen-plants\"\u003eevergreen plants\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat you receive: a young plant in a 17cm \/ 2L pot.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"17cm \/ 2L","offer_id":58819709141375,"sku":"LIGUTEXA17","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/ligustrum-japonicum-texanum.jpg?v=1792358613"},{"product_id":"cryptomeria-japonica-cristata","title":"Cryptomeria japonica 'Cristata'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCryptomeria japonica\u003c\/em\u003e 'Cristata'\u003c\/strong\u003e is the crested Japanese cedar, one of the strangest and most collectable of all garden conifers. Among its soft, rich green sprays, many shoots fuse into dense, crested fans, the cockscomb growths that give it its Japanese name, Sekka-sugi. The effect is of a neat, upright conifer studded with pieces of green coral, and no two plants carry their crests the same way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness and seasons.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rated H6 by the RHS, hardy to around -20C, it grows anywhere in the UK given shelter from cold, drying winds. It is evergreen, and the foliage can take on a bronze cast in a cold winter before greening again in spring. Heavy snow is the one enemy: shake it off the crests after a fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the garden.\u003c\/strong\u003e Grow it as a slow architectural exclamation mark in an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic border\u003c\/a\u003e, as a specimen in a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003elarge container\u003c\/a\u003e where the crests can be inspected up close, or among other \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e where its oddness earns a double take. A conversation plant in the best sense.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"19cm \/ 3L","offer_id":58864162374015,"sku":"CRYPJAPCRIS19","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/cryptomeria-japonica-cristata.jpg?v=1792760910"},{"product_id":"cryptomeria-japonica-kitayama","title":"Cryptomeria japonica 'Kitayama'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCryptomeria japonica\u003c\/em\u003e 'Kitayama'\u003c\/strong\u003e is a slender, refined selection of the Japanese cedar, taking its name from the Kitayama forests north of Kyoto, famous for centuries of sugi cultivated over centuries for perfectly straight, polished timber. In the garden that heritage reads as a naturally narrow, dense column of soft, deep green needle sprays around a straight central leader, elegant from its first year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness and seasons.\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardy to around -20C (the equivalent of RHS H6, matching its sibling cultivars), it is evergreen and keeps its colour through winter with at most a light bronze tint. Give it shelter from cold, drying winds and it asks for nothing else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the garden.\u003c\/strong\u003e Use it where you want a green vertical without the bulk: a slim specimen in an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic border\u003c\/a\u003e, a pair flanking a path, or a soft, feathery alternative to formal \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/screening-plants\"\u003escreening\u003c\/a\u003e. Its texture sits beautifully among broad-leaved \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e, bamboo and ferns in a Japanese-leaning scheme.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"23cm \/ 5L","offer_id":58864162505087,"sku":"CRYPJAPKITA23","price":53.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/cryptomeria-japonica-kitayama.jpg?v=1792760936"},{"product_id":"cryptomeria-japonica-kyara-gold","title":"Cryptomeria japonica 'Kyara Gold'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCryptomeria japonica\u003c\/em\u003e 'Kyara Gold'\u003c\/strong\u003e is the golden Japanese cedar, a slow, dense conifer whose soft, feathery sprays open amber-gold at the tips over an olive-green heart. Reportedly a sport of the spiral-leaved 'Rasen', it keeps a hint of that twist in its shoots. The colour moves with the seasons: brightest gold on the new growth in spring and summer, then deepening to warm rusty bronze through winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness and seasons.\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardy across the UK (equivalent to RHS H6 for the species), it needs only shelter from cold, drying winds, which can scorch the golden tips. It is evergreen, so the colour works all year, with the winter bronze reading as a feature rather than a flaw.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the garden.\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow growth makes it genuinely useful: a long-term resident for a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003elarge pot\u003c\/a\u003e, a warm accent among the greens of an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic border\u003c\/a\u003e, or a soft gold counterpoint to broad-leaved \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e. Good light gives the strongest gold; a touch of afternoon shade keeps the foliage unscorched in hot gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"19cm \/ 3L","offer_id":58864162603391,"sku":"CRYPJAPKYARGOLD19","price":41.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/cryptomeria-japonica-kyara-gold.jpg?v=1792760934"},{"product_id":"cryptomeria-japonica-rasen","title":"Cryptomeria japonica 'Rasen'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCryptomeria japonica\u003c\/em\u003e 'Rasen'\u003c\/strong\u003e is the spiral Japanese cedar, named from the Japanese for spiral, and one look explains it: the rich green needles wrap tightly around every shoot in a twist that runs from trunk to tip, so each branch reads like a living barber's pole. The texture is unlike any other conifer, dense, ropey and sculptural, and it holds that character from a young plant to a mature tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness and seasons.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rated H6 by the RHS, hardy to around -20C, it grows throughout the UK given shelter from cold, drying winds and salt air. It is evergreen, holding its deep green through winter. Knock heavy snow off after a fall so the twisted branches are not bent out of shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the garden.\u003c\/strong\u003e Unlike the dwarf novelty cryptomerias, 'Rasen' is a proper tree in the making and a genuine architectural statement: a specimen for a lawn, the backbone of an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic border\u003c\/a\u003e, or an unusual evergreen for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/screening-plants\"\u003escreening\u003c\/a\u003e with far more character than a laurel. 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The leaves are glossy, neatly oval and slightly larger than those of 'Paloma Blanca', so the effect is bright rather than fussy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness and seasons.\u003c\/strong\u003e An evergreen that holds its leaves all year, so the white and green show carries through winter. The species is reliably hardy in most of the UK, around H5 (-15 to -10C), and Dutch growers list this selection as fully winter hardy. Foliage can discolour in a hard winter and recovers with the spring flush.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the garden.\u003c\/strong\u003e It makes a crisp low hedge or edging, a clean accent in a mixed border, and a very good \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003econtainer plant\u003c\/a\u003e for a doorstep or terrace, shrugging off salty wind in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/coastal-plants\"\u003ecoastal gardens\u003c\/a\u003e. Pair it with golden forms such as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/euonymus-eldorado\"\u003eEuonymus El Dorado\u003c\/a\u003e for a bright, low-maintenance evergreen scheme.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"13cm \/ 1L","offer_id":58864162832767,"sku":"EUONJAPASPRI13","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/euonymus-annies-spring.jpg?v=1792760935"},{"product_id":"euonymus-eldorado","title":"Euonymus japonicus El Dorado","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEuonymus japonicus\u003c\/em\u003e El Dorado\u003c\/strong\u003e is a compact, upright Japanese spindle whose new leaves open a bright golden yellow. The young growth keeps its colour for months before slowly ageing to glossy green, so an established plant carries a lively two-tone mix of gold over green through the year. The leaves are large for a compact spindle, oval and polished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness and seasons.\u003c\/strong\u003e An evergreen rated H5 (-15 to -10C), hardy in most of the UK even through severe winters. Because it holds its foliage all year, the golden colour earns its keep in winter when borders and pots need it most, with the freshest flush arriving in spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the garden.\u003c\/strong\u003e An easy plant for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003epots on a balcony or terrace\u003c\/a\u003e, low hedges and edging, and for brightening darker evergreens. It clips neatly into balls, domes and short runs of formal hedge, pairs well with white-variegated spindles such as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/euonymus-annies-spring\"\u003e'Annie's Spring'\u003c\/a\u003e, and gives dependable year-round structure among \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e without demanding attention beyond an occasional trim.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"13cm \/ 1L","offer_id":58864162963839,"sku":"EUONJAPOELDO13","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/euonymus-el-dorado-flowers.jpg?v=1792762112"},{"product_id":"euonymus-green-spire","title":"Euonymus japonicus 'Green Spire'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEuonymus japonicus\u003c\/em\u003e 'Green Spire'\u003c\/strong\u003e is a naturally upright, densely branched Japanese spindle with small, glossy, dark green leaves. 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The upright habit reaches hedge height quickly while staying narrow and dense, it copes with wind in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/coastal-plants\"\u003ecoastal and exposed gardens\u003c\/a\u003e, and it makes clean structure around looser \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic border planting\u003c\/a\u003e. 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Where \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/fatsia-japonica-spiders-web\"\u003e'Spider's Web'\u003c\/a\u003e is speckled and dusted white across the whole leaf, 'Variegata' holds its cream at the rim, a cleaner and bolder look. It holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness and seasons.\u003c\/strong\u003e The RHS rates it H5, hardy to around -10C, and it keeps its leaves all year. Several UK nurseries treat the variegated form as tenderer than the green species, one rating it nearer -5C, so think of it as hardy in most gardens given shelter rather than bombproof. In autumn, mature plants carry spherical clusters of creamy white flowers, a late feast for pollinators, followed by small black berries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the garden.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a shrub for lighting up \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/plants-for-shade\"\u003eshade\u003c\/a\u003e: an exotic border, a sheltered courtyard, a north-facing bed. It also does well in a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003elarge container\u003c\/a\u003e, where it can be moved under cover in a brutal cold snap. 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