Can adapt to acidic, or alkaline conditions and is hardy.
Potentially can grow up to 6m, although the frost may cut it back in the winter. It suckers profusely, sometimes a few feet from the main plant.
Part sun or sunny position if it has plenty of water
The white pith is used to make rice paper. Not the rice paper uses in cooking but paper used in painting and manuscripts
These estimates for how long Tetrapanax papyriferus takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.
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Rice paper plant as the pith is used to make rice paper for writing and painting
Rice Paper Plant
Tetrapanax papyriferus (Hook.) K. Koch, orth. var.