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Plant Habit: Shrub
Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height: 4 to 8 feet
Plant Spread: 3 to 5 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Variegated
Other: Depending on zone, it can die back to the roots and return in spring in the colder zone of it's range.
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Other: Rarely blooms
Uses: Provides winter interest
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Other: Semi-ripe stems in summer.
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Aralia Ivy
  • Fat Headed Lizzy
  • Tree Ivy
Also sold as:
  • XFatshedera lizei 'Anna Mikkels'
  • XFatshedera lizei 'Lemon Lime'
  • XFatshedera 'Aureo Maculata'
  • XFatshedera lizei 'Variegata'

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Location: Victoria, BC
Date: 2018-05-30
Location: Central Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-08-12
Location: Central Pennsylvania
Date: 2016-01-20
Location: Central Pennsylvania
Date: 2020-07-30
Location: At a nursery
Location: At a nursery

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
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Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Feb 18, 2012
Photo taken at Al's Garden Center, Woodburn, Oregon
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Feb 18, 2012
Photo taken at Al's Garden Center, Woodburn, Oregon
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Feb 18, 2012
Photo taken at Al's Garden Center, Woodburn, Oregon
Comments:
  • Posted by valleylynn (Oregon City, OR - Zone 8b) on Feb 19, 2012 8:40 PM concerning plant:
    A variegated form of the unique bigeneric hybrid between Japanese Aralia (Fatsia japonica) and English Ivy (Hedera helix var. hibernica).

    Can be trained as a bush, vine our ground cover.
    Rarely blooms, blooms are sterile.

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