If you like your leaves big, I mean really big, then Tetrapanax is the plant for you. Huge palmate leaves are freely produced on stought upright thick stems creating an umbrella of shade beneath.
The whopping great leaves are huge and add drama to any exotic planting style planted in full sun to semi-shade.
Tetrapanax is a great value plant being a fast growing plant that can reach a happy upright showstopping 5m or so in height.
Tetrapanax Rex is the biggest of the lot with leaves reaching up to 3ft across.