On my walk I come across this shrub that is in flower now with quite some bees flying around it. Am considering it for my own garden, but don’t know the name of this plant. Does anybody know?
Thank you both for your input. I checked again but I tend to think Obelixx was right. The leaf is 8-pointed which is quite typical for Fatsia apparantly. The Fatshedera has 5-pointed leafs as far as I can tell. Besides, the leafs are absolutely huge, but it doesn’t show that well on the picture. Larger than my hands
If it's Fatsia jap [ and I think that's what it is] they take quite a few years to reach flowering stage Mine has a couple of large buds just now. It's been in about 6 or 7 years. I seem to remember the one I had in a previous garden was the same.
I wasn't familiar with the other one mentioned, but it seems to be not very hardy. I would have thought it might not do well in the Netherlands?
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hello Fairygirl, fatsia jap has the reputation it is not quite winter hardy but even in the Netherlands it can apparently do quite well if it is not exposed to (cold) wind, or that’s what I’ve been reading online now that I know the name of the plant This one has grown to two meters in height so it probably has been around for quite a while and I’ve only just noticed. Moreover, winters have been changing quite dramatically in the Netherlands due to global warming, the last couple of years. My rose that is supposed to only flower in June and July has just started it’s third bloom in November. My viola odorata are already in bloom.
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Mine has a couple of large buds just now. It's been in about 6 or 7 years. I seem to remember the one I had in a previous garden was the same.
I wasn't familiar with the other one mentioned, but it seems to be not very hardy. I would have thought it might not do well in the Netherlands?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...