Fatsia japonica Spiders Web Apios But these are the exception

But these are the exception to the rule in these normally stationary plants

the clumps are topped with typical 1' tall spikes of lilac-lavender flowers

Alocasia 'Portodora' elephant ear is truly an architectural specimen plant for any garden

with a much wider

dark green leaves are slightly twisted

Fatsia japonica Spiders Web Apios But these are the exceptionThis Japanese selection of the popular, deep shade loving southern landscape shrub, Fatsia japonica, is prized by the few folks who have had the rare opportunity to own one. The shiny green palmate leaves, like a super sized schefflera, are each bordered with a heavy white speckling that often finds its way into the center of the leaf. Fatsia 'Spider's Web' was named by Japanese variegated plant experts, the late Dr. Yokoi and Mr. Hirose, as a