Cultivation and Uses
It is commonly grown as an ornamental plant in warm temperate regions where winters do not fall below about -15°C. F. japonica have been shown to effectively remove gaseous formaldehyde from indoor air.
This plant, together with its cultivar F. japonica variegata, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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