6" Aralia, Fabian Stump mother Though they are mostly green

Though they are mostly green

Breeders have worked to create new ones too and  the combinations of colors are endless

a trait it shares with its cousins

They hate soggy soil

Lower leaves will drop off revealing the interesting

6" Aralia, Fabian Stump mother Though they are mostly greenFabian Aralia is a native of southwest Pacific Isles where the natives of Indonesia would use sturdy, cupped leaves as bowls, in cooking and as an antiseptic and deodorant (!) Our stump has old, thick, woodsy, tan colored trunks cut from mature plants and potted up to resprout brand new tops. Newest stems are slim, strong, purple and green, speckled things with matching petioles holding each leaf out horizontally. The leaves begin life tender, shiny,