A popular landscape plant for warmer hardiness zones that is also used as an indoor plant.
Pronunciation
(FAT-see-uh)(juh-PON-ih-kuh)
Plant Type
All Plants, Indoor Foliage
Hardiness Zone
7-10
Sunlight
bright to moderate
Moisture
evenly moist
Growing Media
average house, slightly acid
Temperature
can tolerate cooler temperatures
Flowers
white, borne on long stalks in tight clusters followed by glossy dark berries, seldom if ever will flower in indoor culture
Leaves
The main feature is the large bold leaves they are: simple, alternate, star shaped, serrated, deeply lobed with 7-9 lobes, palmately veined and can reach 12 inches.
Dimensions
As a landscape plant 8 feet tall by 4 foot spread. As an indoor plant size will depend on the growing conditions.
Maintenance
Mature plants will loose bottom leaves. Cut back by half, above a node in the spring to create side shoots to fill in the bare spaces. Pinch growing tips to induce a fuller plant.