How many Fatsia Japonica varieties

[allangreenbean]

Other than nana's and trachies the garden staple seems to be fatsia.

My question is how many types are there?

And when will someone develop a super massive leaved variety, fatsia hardiness with alocasia/colocasia leaf size - am I asking too much .

[flounder]

And when will someone develop a super massive leaved variety

tetrapanax, same family, araliaceae

[miketropic]

there like baseball cards I got to collect em all..sure I never will though the next 2 are giving me alot of trouble but id like to know all known types as well

[GoggleboxUK]

I can think of:

Japonica
Variegata
Spider's Web
Moseri
Polycarpa

but I'm sure there are more. There are certainly many many more Arailia which is the genus that Fatsia belong to.

[Conifers]

See the RHS Plant Finder

[GoggleboxUK]

There's also the Fetshedera varieties which are Fatsia crossed with Hedera (Ivy).

[simon]

Polycarpa is a separate species, not a variety of F. japonica.

[Blairs]

As far as I know, Fatsia genus has 3 species, Fatsia japonica, Fatsia polycarpa and Fatsia oligocarpella.

There is also a hybrid between Fatsia japonica and Hedera, named Fatshedera lizei. It grows like a vine and not like a shrub like all the others. I quite like Fatshedera as it has large pale green leaves, sometimes they look like a small Fatsia japonica leaf, sometimes like ivy and sometimes a mix of the 2. Hardy plant and one to consider.

Fatsia japonica varieites that I can think of:

Fatsia japonica 'Spiders Web'
Fatsia japonica 'Spiders Web' - but with the snakes skin affect on the leaves (not sure if this has a different name)
Fatsia japonica 'Annelise'
Fatsia japonica 'Variegata'
Fatsia japonica 'Moseri'

As they are varieties you will find plants which do not fall into the above or will be a mix of the characteristics of each variety.

I think that there are 2-3 varieites of Fatsia polycarpa, am sure someone will know.

Never seen Fatsia oligocarpella and no idea if there are varieties of it!

[miketropic]

very interesting I am going to keep looking over here but I think I will have to look to the UK once more to get the few that I am missing