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Will this Fatsia Japonica survive?

scarlkatieeescarlkatieee Posts: 43
in Problem solving
The plant has been thriving for over a year now, new leaf growth etc and within the past couple of months it’s lost a lot of leaves from excessive rain and not enough draining holes to deal with it. It became very waterlogged so I drilled more holes in the bottom so it could drain properly and i removed all the dead yellowed leaves but I was just wondering if there’s any saving this plant? Will it recover or is it on its way out?


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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Too little soil for it in that wee pot for it to thrive. 
    They're not really pot specimens anyway, unless the pot is huge - at least 2 feet/60cm in every direction. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • scarlkatieeescarlkatieee Posts: 43
    thank you for your help! we’ve recently redone our garden so hopefully we have some space in the ground for it soon if it hangs on!
  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
    Probably a bit late in the year for too drastic treatment , but you can be brutal with Fatsias in late Spring !
    In the open ground (not in a pot) , they can be lopped off at ground level to regenerate new fresh growth from the base .
    Don't worry , you won't kill it ! ;)
  • BenDoverBenDover Posts: 488
    I've got a Fatsia in a terracotta pot, which is only 45cm in diameter.  It has been in the same pot for two years.  It's turned into a bit of monster it is growing so well.  I think your one is just overwatered or waterlogged.  The fact the leaves have not completely fallen off suggests the extra drainage might have helped.  I'm planning to put mine in the ground in the autumn once some of the summer flowerings have died down and been cleared.  If it wasn't for the fact that it's too big for the location it's in now and I have to remember to water it every 3 or 4 days (being in a terracotta pot it dries out more quickly), then I'd probably have just left it in the pot.  
  • scarlkatieeescarlkatieee Posts: 43
    wow yours looks great!! Think we’ll definitely see about keeping it in the pot for now then, topping up with a bit more soil and maybe using a bit of organic feed? 
    Thank you all for your help!
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