Biology:× Fatshedera
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | × Fatshedera Guillaumin |
| Species: | × F. lizei
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| Binomial name | |
| × Fatshedera lizei (hort. ex Cochet) Guillaumin
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Aralia × lizei Cochet | |
× Fatshedera /fætsˈhɛdərə/[2] is a hybrid genus of flowering plants, common name tree ivy or aralia ivy. It has only one species, × Fatshedera lizei. The hybrid symbol × in front of the name indicates that this is an inter-generic hybrid, a cross between plants from different genera. The name may be displayed with or without a space after the × symbol.
× Fatshedera lizei was created by crossing Fatsia japonica 'Moserii' (Moser's Japanese fatsia, the seed parent) and Hedera helix (common ivy, the pollen parent) at the Lizé Frères tree nursery at Nantes in France in 1912. Its generic name is derived from the names of the two parent genera.
Description
Taxonomy
It was first described as Aralia × lizei Cochet by Pierre Charles Marie Cochet in 1912. It was later transferred to its own hybrid genus × Fatshedera Guillaumin as × Fatshedera lizei (Cochet) Guillaumin by André Guillaumin in 1923.[3][1] It is an artificial hybrid of Fatsia japonica and Hedera hibernica.[1]
Cultivation
It is grown both as a garden plant outdoors and as a houseplant indoors, where its tolerance of shady conditions is valued. Inside, it grows well in bright indirect light. Outdoors, it can tolerate winter temperatures down to −15 °C, but can also be grown successfully indoors with temperatures never falling below 20 °C. Several cultivars have been selected, with dark green to variously white- or yellow-variegated leaves.
× Fatshedera lizei,[4] together with the cultivars 'Annemieke'[5] and 'Variegata'[6] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 × Fatshedera lizei (Cochet) Guillaumin. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved April 16, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:90493-1
- ↑ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
- ↑ "× Fatshedera Guillaumin | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:3012-1.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - × Fatshedera lizei". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/51972/x-Fatshedera-lizei/Details. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - × Fatshedera lizei 'Annemieke'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/67002/x-Fatshedera-lizei-Annemieke-(v)/Details. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - × Fatshedera lizei 'Variegata'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/79636/x-Fatshedera-lizei-Variegata-(v)/Details. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 38. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
External links
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