Yes, it should have perked up by now, although the older leaves may be turning yellow at this time of year and it seems like the plant is dying. The yellowed leaves can be picked off fairly easily and you will see new shoots coming through. I was tempted last year to cut down the top branches of my fatsia as they looked a bit bare but sentimental value stopped me from doing so. I am so glad I didn't as all the tall branches have new leaves on them and the growth last year even with all the rain was phenomenal. I planted my fatsia 8 years ago knowing little about it except that I loved its leaf shape and colour. I must have got lucky as it was about 8" tall at that point and planted in a shady clay soil its now 10 feet high and about the same in diameter... great plant that needs little assistance. Sits nicely between a viburnum and surprisingly an ericaceous rhododendron. I planted a second one today on the opposite side of the garden to be used as a boundary shrub.
Hi Alistair, I have successfully grown Fatsia from heel cuttings, I just pull off the small leaves and stem that grow at the top of the mother plant and put them in a pot of compost. I have grown on some really big plants that way. I keep them potted up and put them in shady areas of the garden. good luck
I have a well established japonica that was originally in a pot till I planted it about 9 years ago in its current position. It has done really well, flowering and growing well until the last couple of months when it has started to go black, yellow and drop leaves. I wouldn't be worried except this is happening to new growth as well as lower older leaves.
It is is a fairly sunny position although by noon the shade starts to move over it. The only other thing I have done recently is bury our bunny nearby when he died in March. Could he be making the soil too rich for the plant? There is a lavender and a large fushcia that are closer to the bunny. Clearly I don't want to exhume the rabbit but wonder if there is anything I can do for the plant if it is the effect he is having on the soil?
the new growth that has been affected is nearer the base of the plant
My fatsia japonica is very droopy including new leaf growth. I do have little bulbs of leaves at the top of the plant & someone suggested removing to grow another in a pot. How do I do this?
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Yes, it should have perked up by now, although the older leaves may be turning yellow at this time of year and it seems like the plant is dying. The yellowed leaves can be picked off fairly easily and you will see new shoots coming through. I was tempted last year to cut down the top branches of my fatsia as they looked a bit bare but sentimental value stopped me from doing so. I am so glad I didn't as all the tall branches have new leaves on them and the growth last year even with all the rain was phenomenal. I planted my fatsia 8 years ago knowing little about it except that I loved its leaf shape and colour. I must have got lucky as it was about 8" tall at that point and planted in a shady clay soil its now 10 feet high and about the same in diameter... great plant that needs little assistance. Sits nicely between a viburnum and surprisingly an ericaceous rhododendron. I planted a second one today on the opposite side of the garden to be used as a boundary shrub.
Hi Alistair, I have successfully grown Fatsia from heel cuttings, I just pull off the small leaves and stem that grow at the top of the mother plant and put them in a pot of compost. I have grown on some really big plants that way. I keep them potted up and put them in shady areas of the garden. good luck
I have a well established japonica that was originally in a pot till I planted it about 9 years ago in its current position. It has done really well, flowering and growing well until the last couple of months when it has started to go black, yellow and drop leaves. I wouldn't be worried except this is happening to new growth as well as lower older leaves.
It is is a fairly sunny position although by noon the shade starts to move over it. The only other thing I have done recently is bury our bunny nearby when he died in March. Could he be making the soil too rich for the plant? There is a lavender and a large fushcia that are closer to the bunny. Clearly I don't want to exhume the rabbit but wonder if there is anything I can do for the plant if it is the effect he is having on the soil?
the new growth that has been affected is nearer the base of the plant
The first photo is from February and the second is from the beginning of this month. I have never seen this plant flower before, is it unusual?
How do I do this?