Tetrapanax papyrifera 'Steroidal Giant'
Araliaceae
ORIGIN: Garden Origin. Original species native to Taiwan
and other parts of Eastern Asia.
USDA PLANT HARDINESS ZONE: 8-10
SOIL: Moderately Moist/Well Drained
EXPOSURE: Full Sun - Part Shade
GENERAL HABIT: Herbaceous woody perennial. Plant can
reach 12-20 feet high and can form colonies via stolons
(suckers) several meters wide..
FOLIAGE: Gigantic, green-gray, palmately lobed leaves.
Densely pubescent on the undersides with pale brown
indumentum that might irritate those suffering from asthma and
shortness of breath.
FLOWER: Rarely flowers in the Pacific Northwest, but it
produced large umbels in the apex of the main stem with 4-5
petalled flowers.
COMMENTS:
Requires a warm, protected location to thrive and produce the
massive leaves and stems. Can die down over a cold winter
and re-emerge from the roots in late spring. It begins to leaf
out in late spring and reaches full leaf in late summer-early
fall. An effective plant for a tropical look!
Araliaceae
ORIGIN: Garden Origin. Original species native to Taiwan
and other parts of Eastern Asia.
USDA PLANT HARDINESS ZONE: 8-10
SOIL: Moderately Moist/Well Drained
EXPOSURE: Full Sun - Part Shade
GENERAL HABIT: Herbaceous woody perennial. Plant can
reach 12-20 feet high and can form colonies via stolons
(suckers) several meters wide..
FOLIAGE: Gigantic, green-gray, palmately lobed leaves.
Densely pubescent on the undersides with pale brown
indumentum that might irritate those suffering from asthma and
shortness of breath.
FLOWER: Rarely flowers in the Pacific Northwest, but it
produced large umbels in the apex of the main stem with 4-5
petalled flowers.
COMMENTS:
Requires a warm, protected location to thrive and produce the
massive leaves and stems. Can die down over a cold winter
and re-emerge from the roots in late spring. It begins to leaf
out in late spring and reaches full leaf in late summer-early
fall. An effective plant for a tropical look!
A young T. 'Steroidal Giant' emerging in April.
T. 'Steroidal Giant' growing in Sean Hogan's
garden in Portland, OR USA
garden in Portland, OR USA