Large Fatsia japonica, castor oil plant, glossy leaves
Fatsia Japonica, Japanese Aralia - Plant Drop

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Fatsia Japonica

Japanese Aralia — Bold, glossy evergreen leaves, architectural indoors or out

Regular price£150.00
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Delivered within 2 weeks
Hand-picked for quality and form

Plant Sizing

Height: 120-140cm
Pot Size: ø30cm
Decorative Pot Opening: cm+

Ceiling Height

Ceiling Height Recommended Plant Height Typical Space
200–220 cm 150–170 cm Modern apartments / contemporary homes
240–270 cm 170–200 cm Victorian or Edwardian rooms
280–300 cm 220–240 cm Period properties / warehouse conversions
300 cm+ 250–270 cm Double-height or mezzanine spaces

 

How To Pair A Decorative Pot

For no fuss or mess you can place the plant in its growing pot (the pot it arrives in) inside a decorative one. This allows allows excess water to be drained after watering.

For a good fit the opening (not diameter) and height of the new decorative pot need to be several centimetres greater than the current growing pot. Here is how we measure and list pot sizes:

Remember to take into account tapering, as the internal height of a pot will be measured from the centre to the top but the sides will taper in a rounded pot.

We recommend using a liner to protect your decorative pot and prevent leaking (whether placing the nursery pot inside or repotting directly into the decorative pot). 

Read more about how to pot your plant here.

Plant Suitability

Preferred Location:

Care Level: Easy

Care Instructions

When your plant arrives, follow these simple steps to help it settle into its new home.

For plant specific detail read our full care guide.

  • Choose a suitable place with appropriate light - check our
  • Carefully remove the plant from its packaging and allow it to adjust to its new environment.
  • Before watering, check the soil with your finger. If the top few centimetres feel dry, water lightly. If still moist, allow the soil to dry before watering.
  • Ensure the plant sits in a well-draining pot or nursery container, allowing excess water to drain away. (If planted follow our potted plant advice here)
  • Avoid moving the plant frequently during the first few days, allowing it time to acclimatise to its new surroundings.
  • Check your plant regularly and adjust watering and light as needed.

Following these simple steps will help your plant establish and thrive in its new space.

Plants often take 7–10 days to begin adjusting to a new environment -  light and temperature conditions - and some leaf movement or drop during this period is completely normal. 

For tailored advice you can speak to our Ai Horticulturalist here for specific advice to establish your plant or read our expert nurture guides. 

30-day Gurantee

If your plant isn’t thriving within 30 days, we’ll work with you to resolve it.

Our team will guide you first to help your plant settle into its new environment, and where appropriate, we’ll offer a replacement or credit.

Find out more about the 30-day guarantee .

For ongoing peace of mind beyond the first 30 days, you can extend your cover with Plant Protection.

Delivery within 2 weeks

Small & Medium — from £6, complimentary over £150
Large Specimens — from £25, complimentary over £1,000

We'll arrange your delivery and confirm the day in advance.

We currently deliver to mainland UK only. Costs are calculated at checkout based on your items and postcode. See our delivery page for more.

Returns

If anything isn't right on arrival, contact us within 48 hours and we'll put it right — covered by our 30-day plant guarantee.

For change-of-mind returns, let us know within 14 days. Plants and pots must be in their original condition and are subject to a collection charge, or can be returned to us by post at your own cost.

 

Space

Outdoors

Light Conditions

Partial shade, Shade, and Full sun

Watering

Keep the soil evenly moist through the growing season — Fatsia likes more water than most architectural plants and will flag its leaves dramatically if it dries out, then recover once watered. Ease off in winter.

Temperature

Fully hardy — tolerates outdoor UK winters. Happy indoors year-round.

Feeding

Feed monthly through spring and summer for the biggest, glossiest leaves.

Top Tip

One of the few genuinely architectural plants that thrives in deep shade — indoors in a north-facing room or outdoors in a shaded courtyard where little else will grow to this scale.

Fatsia Japonica

Fatsia Japonica

The Fatsia Japonica — often called the Castor Oil Plant — is one of the most architectural plants you can grow, indoors or out. Its enormous glossy, hand-shaped leaves fan out to create instant structure and a lush, established feel. This is the plant at genuine specimen size: a full 130–150cm, the scale that takes years to grow and that most retailers simply don't stock.

Where most Fatsia sold in the UK is a small nursery plant, this is the finished article — grown to fill a corner, soften a hallway, or bring evergreen structure to a shaded courtyard or terrace.

Fatsia Japonica, Japanese Aralia - Plant Drop
Fatsia Japonica, Japanese Aralia - Plant Drop

Nurture Guide

Happy in shade to bright indirect light — one of the few architectural plants that won't sulk in a darker room or a north-facing courtyard.

Keep the soil evenly moist; Fatsia is thirstier than most statement plants and will flag its leaves if it dries out, recovering quickly once watered.

Pet safety

Non-toxic to cats, Non-toxic to dogs, and Non-toxic to pets

Preferred Soil

Chalky, Clay, Loamy, and Sandy

Characteristics

Fast-growing, Flowering, Cold hardy, Evergreen, and Disease resistant

The Fatsia Japonica — often called the Castor Oil Plant — is one of the most architectural plants you can grow, indoors or out. Its enormous glossy, hand-shaped leaves fan out to create instant structure and a lush, established feel. This is the plant at genuine specimen size: a full 140–160cm, the scale that takes years to grow and that most retailers simply don't stock.

Where most Fatsia sold in the UK is a small nursery plant, this is the finished article — grown to fill a corner, soften a hallway, or bring evergreen structure to a shaded courtyard or terrace.

Best space & place

Remarkably versatile. It thrives in shade to bright indirect light — one of the very few statement plants genuinely happy in a north-facing room or a shaded outdoor spot. Indoors it brings glossy, tropical structure; outdoors it's fully hardy and evergreen, holding its form through the British winter.

Watering & feeding

Fatsia likes to stay evenly moist — more thirsty than most architectural plants. If it dries out it will drop its leaves theatrically, then bounce back once watered. Feed monthly in spring and summer for the largest, glossiest foliage.

Pollutant Absorption Credentials

Fatsia Japonica is a broad-leaved evergreen that helps filter indoor air, and its large leaf area makes it an efficient natural humidifier — releasing moisture that benefits both the room and the plants around it.

Decorative pot not included, available to purchase separately.

Why Plant Drop?

hand-picked

Every plant is selected & inspected by our horticultural team

Mature plants

Architectural plants from specialist growers in small batches

30 day guarantee

We will help your plant settle into its new home and provide expert advice whenever needed

Specialist

Delivery

Plants are either hand delivered or carefully prepared and packed in specially designed boxes to help protect them in transit.

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Printed care guides

Every plant is dispatched with a printed care guide helping you welcome it home.

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Plant protection

Optional cover for one replacement plant in your first year.

Lifetime support

Horticulturalists At Hand

Our advice comes from plant experts who are RHS certified and look after high-end planting every day.

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