Fatsia JaponicaFatsia Japonica Native to Japan, southern Korea and Taiwan, Fatsia Japonica is a species of flowering plant in the Araliaceae family. It's an evergreen shrub and grows white flowers in autumn, followed by small black fruit in spring. The paper plant has eight leaf lobes, which is where it gets it's name 'fatsia' from, the Japanese word meaning 'eight'. Despite occasionally being called the 'Castor Oil Plant', the Fatsia Japonica has no relation to the