Why is my Fatsia dying suddenly

mansi25jd1k1X9t · April 2022

Hi. I have had this Fatsia Japonica for a year growing in a pot in a shaded location. It has not been looking happy last few months and now looks like it's dying. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I water it when it has not rained or the soil looks dry. What can I do to save it?

Messynessy · April 2022

I think it needs a much bigger pot, or even better put it in the ground.

Plantminded · April 2022

If you don't have space for it in the ground, repot it in a larger pot using a soil based compost like John Innes No 3. Remove about one third of the drooping lower leaves right back to the stem to aid recovery. Your plant needs regular watering in a pot during the growing season, even when it rains (the leaf canopy will prevent most of the rain hitting the soil surface, acting like an umbrella). Fatsias prefer full shade but will tolerate some sun. Your plant is still green, so there's hope!

Fairygirl · April 2022

Yes - they aren't great in pots long term, and it's probably very short of water.
The foliage prevents water getting in, because of it's size and it's waxy nature, so even in heavy rainfall, in a pot, most of it will shed off into the surroundings rather than getting into the plant roots. That isn't the case when in the ground.

bertrand-mabel · April 2022

Even ours in the ground suffered badly this year and we have had it for years. The frosts, cold spells, lack of rain all have contributed to its reluctance to grow well. It has started some new growths further down and hopefully it will recover.

Fairygirl · April 2022

They can manage plenty of frosts - below minus 10 for example, as we had last year, and they can manage snow and ice, but dry and sunny is the worst for them.
They'll still recover no problem

Why is my Fatsia dying suddenly

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