Helen Johnstone
I live in Malvern, Worcestershire and am a very keen gardener. I started the Patient Gardener Blog in January 2008 as a way of recording what was happening in my garden and connecting with other like-minded people. I started a second blog PatientGardener 365 January 2013 in order to try and post a photo a day to capture what is growing in my garden or places I have visited
November 26, 2014 at 9:07 am
How lovely – is that frost on the fatsia? And here I am swimming in the pool altho’ only 23.6 today, very humid and trying to rain, cloudy and not much sun. Bucketed lots of ‘worm weez’ around plants and built up my potato in its four tyres high garden. Hoping for a new year crop – cost a fortune in tub mix so better perform!
November 26, 2014 at 9:38 am
Hi Yvonne
No that is a variegated Fatsia – its called Spiders Web. Quite pretty althought the variegation is very variable
November 26, 2014 at 12:47 pm
Oh and I assumed it was frost too! I have heard this fatsia mentioned, so it’s interesting to see a photo of it.
November 26, 2014 at 4:26 pm
Is that the one called Spiders Web? I’ve got my eye on one of those, if it’s hardy. Very pretty, Helen.
November 26, 2014 at 4:27 pm
Hi Karen
it is Spiders Web. I only bought it this year but have been told it isnt as reliably hardy as the straight Fatsia japonica. I will mulch it to give some protection over winter.
November 27, 2014 at 12:24 pm
I think that I prefer the green specked with white leaves to the white specked with green. I’m still seriously tempted 🙂
November 27, 2014 at 3:18 pm
Beautiful picture of a really special plant! You really are adding some nice foliage stars to your garden, I’m looking forward to seeing how they fill in.