{"product_id":"fatsia-japonica-variegata","title":"Fatsia japonica 'Variegata'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFatsia japonica\u003c\/em\u003e 'Variegata'\u003c\/strong\u003e is the variegated Japanese aralia, carrying the same huge, glossy, deeply lobed leaves as the green species, each finished with a neat cream margin. The leaves reach around 30cm across, and that pale edge lifts the deep green beautifully in a shady corner. 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. See the rest of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/fatsia-japonica\"\u003eFatsia collection\u003c\/a\u003e for companions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"17cm \/ 2L","offer_id":58864163586431,"sku":"FATSJAPOVARI17","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/fatsia-japonica-variegata.jpg?v=1792760935","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/fatsia-japonica-variegata","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}