Much more expensive but far more beautiful is the Fatsia taiwania aka polycarpa 'needham form'. There are also varios varieties of Fatsia (I have collected them all)
BB2 that should be fine for it as long as it doesn't get too wet, when they are mature water isn't a problem.
Mine gets sun in winter ( if we get any) & a couple of hours in the summer, it will produce unusual "flower" heads later in the year, enjoy They do look better without direct sun but I can't provide that. They can make very big plants but as Fairy says they are okay with pruning.
Fairy that's inspired - would never had thought of it for flower arranging! But I can see what you mean. Just had a look at it as I went out to shut greenhouse. If anything it looks happier than it did when I planted out two days ago. It's variegated and the new leaves are green and creamy yellow and the older ones are green and whiter. My only worry is the wind/exposure where we are. I am hoping for a couple of metres.
Oh KEF - shame you weren't in the poorly plants section at our local GC three weeks back. Other people always have the stuff you really want in my experience. I would like Busy Lizzie's whole garden! And Sprig's...! And also, the person who had the Mecanopsis Sheldonii that reproduced - I wish I had that.
Variegated ? I want one, Blairs please tell me more. My 2nd fav plant in the garden.
Hi kef, there are 3 different types of variegated Fatsia japonica - 'variegata' which has white variegation, 'spiders web' which has a lot of white variegation and does look like a spiders web and, my favourite, 'Annelise', which is yellow variegated (and the variegation starts on the leaf stems). There is also the large leaf Fatsia japonica 'Moseri'.
The Fatsia polycarpa comes in 3 varieties, 'Edward Needham form', 'giant leaf form' and the species.
You also have the Fatshedera (a cross with hedera/ivy and Fatsia) which comes in variegated and standard.
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Much more expensive but far more beautiful is the Fatsia taiwania aka polycarpa 'needham form'. There are also varios varieties of Fatsia (I have collected them all)
BB2 that should be fine for it as long as it doesn't get too wet, when they are mature water isn't a problem.
Mine gets sun in winter ( if we get any) & a couple of hours in the summer, it will produce unusual "flower" heads later in the year, enjoy
They do look better without direct sun but I can't provide that. They can make very big plants but as Fairy says they are okay with pruning.
Fairy that's inspired - would never had thought of it for flower arranging! But I can see what you mean. Just had a look at it as I went out to shut greenhouse. If anything it looks happier than it did when I planted out two days ago.
It's variegated and the new leaves are green and creamy yellow and the older ones are green and whiter. My only worry is the wind/exposure where we are. I am hoping for a couple of metres.
Variegated ? I want one, Blairs please tell me more. My 2nd fav plant in the garden.
Oh KEF - shame you weren't in the poorly plants section at our local GC three weeks back. Other people always have the stuff you really want in my experience. I would like Busy Lizzie's whole garden! And Sprig's...! And also, the person who had the Mecanopsis Sheldonii that reproduced - I wish I had that.
BB2
I now have 2 new meconopsis, and a small leaf on the one I thought was dead. Will report back when all 3 kick the bucket 
We can play swapsies?
Yeah, if you want a dead meconopsis in about a month
best I've managed only had these last 2 for a fortnight. Not sure if new growth is a weed as yet
Oooh well maybe I'll just hang on to the floppy fatsia for a bit longer then....
Hi kef, there are 3 different types of variegated Fatsia japonica - 'variegata' which has white variegation, 'spiders web' which has a lot of white variegation and does look like a spiders web and, my favourite, 'Annelise', which is yellow variegated (and the variegation starts on the leaf stems). There is also the large leaf Fatsia japonica 'Moseri'.
The Fatsia polycarpa comes in 3 varieties, 'Edward Needham form', 'giant leaf form' and the species.
You also have the Fatshedera (a cross with hedera/ivy and Fatsia) which comes in variegated and standard.
All are hardy in the UK.