Fatsia Polycarpa Green Fingers or Aralia Green Fingers

Fatsia Polycarpa Green Fingers is an evergreen shrub with large green leaves and balls of creamy white flowers in early winter. It’s an ideal architectural evergreen with large exotic foliage for borders and containers.

Native to Taiwan’s subtropical biomes, Fatsia shrubs are known for their large deeply lobed palmate leaves and statuesque shape. The cultivar Green Fingers has large deeply lobed, matt-green leaves, with fingers much finer than its relative Fatsia Japonica. In winter, clusters of balled white-cream flowers bloom and mature to black berries in spring.

This is an ideal shrub for exotic-style gardens and architectural spaces in mild south or southern costal regions.

Height and Spread of Fatsia Polycarpa Green Fingers
Aralia Green Fingers can reach a maximum height of four metres and spread 2.5 metres over 20 years.

How Hardy is Fatsia Polycarpa Green Fingers
In the south, Aralia Green Fingers is hardy in a sheltered spot. It doesn’t tolerate hard frost, and harsh winds tear and burn its foliage. In central and northern areas, it’s best grown in a conservatory or under heated glass.

How to Use Fatsia Polycarpa Green Fingers
This large evergreen makes a statement in tropical-style gardens and sunny urban courtyards. Pair it with banana trees, ferns, palms, canna lilies, and cordylines for an exotic feel. Alternatively, grow Aralia Green Fingers as a potted household plant in a warm conservatory.   
How to Care for Fatsia Polycarpa Green Fingers
Aralia Green Fingers is easy-to-grow if it’s planted in the right place.
This warmth-loving plant will grow in mild areas of the UK, but it needs frost and wind shelter. The best spot is next to a south-facing wall, but east and west-facing positions with lots of shelter work too. Fatsia shrubs grow in shade, semi-shade and full sun.
Most well-drained moist soil is suitable for Fatsia Green Fingers. It doesn’t require pruning, but dead or damaged foliage and unsightly shoots should be lightly cut out in spring.
Add a thick layer of organic mulch to the base in autumn to protect the roots, and water it during hot spells. Container-grown Fatsia Aralia needs regular water and fertiliser. Prop containers on feet to aid good drainage.