6" Aralia, Fabian Stump mother Breeders have worked to create

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

a casual sort of plant

undersides are lighter green with less shine

Short and dense

The flowers all fly high above the plant in a fluttery cloud

6" Aralia, Fabian Stump mother Breeders have worked to createFabian 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,