"Pam wrote:

Yebbut.....fatsia japonica grows into a BIG hardy shrub with
evergreen leaves the size of a dinner plate. Nothing much survives
underneath one. What sort of garden can accommodate 11 of them? (or 3,
come to that)
Instant jungle -some of the larger leaves on my older plants (3 yrs ) are 23
inches tip to tip, and hopefully still growing!