Fatshedera lizei
Common name: 
Fatshedera
Tree-ivy
Pronunciation: 
fatz-HED-er-a liz-E-i
Family: 
Araliaceae
Genus: 
Synonyms: 
×Fatshedera lizei
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Evergreen shrub or vine, 4-6 ft (1.2-1.8 m), in resulted from a cross of Fatsia japonica and Hedera helixIts appearance is generally intermediate between that of the two parents.  Leaves alternate, simple, leathery, lustrous dark green, 10-25 cm across, 5 lobed palmate, with cuts 1/3-1/2 to the base.
  • Part shade to shade, but seems to grow best in shade.  Sometimes grown as a house plants.
  • Since it is an inter-generic hybrid, a cross between two genera, specifically, Fatsia and Hedera, the correct name is ×Fatshedera lizei.  The multiplication sign (×) in front of the genus indicates an inter-generic cross.
  • One author not enamored with the plant called it the result of "an entirely pointless mating between a fatsia and a hedera".  He likes the common name, "fat-headed Lizzy" (Phillips and Barber, 1981).
  • Hardy to USDA Zone (7)8     Raised in 1910 by Messrs. Lizè Fréres, nurserymen of Nantes, France.
  • Oregon State Univ. campus: southeast entrance to Sackett Hall (dorm).
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    plant habit

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    leaves

  • leaves, comparison with parents

    leaves, comparison with parents

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    flower clusters