Bonsai Serissa Japonica

When grown indoors serissa bonsais prefer a bright spot where they receive direct sunlight for six to eight hours a day.

Bonsai serissa japonica. This plant requires consistent moisture in fertile well drained soils in partial sun to partial shade. The serissa is a subtropical bonsai tree. Do not place your serissa bonsai near a windowsill. Also known as snow rose or tree of a thousand stars because of the tiny white flowers that it produces 2 3 times per year.

Use this plant in borders foundations containers or along pathways. Flowering white serissa is an evergreen or semi evergreen flowering shrub that is native to southeast asia and is found commonly in india china and japan. It is commonly called the snowrose tree of a thousand stars or japanese boxthorn. It is a subtropical small shrub with tiny white flowers that appear from spring through summer.

Messages 954 reaction score 1 162 location northeast wisconsin usda zone 5a yesterday at 6 33 am 1. It is native to open sub tropical woodlands and wet meadows in southeast asia from india and china to japan. This beauty requires a bit more care than most. Start date yesterday at 6 33 am.

These small shrubs are much loved as bonsai for their tiny white flowers which bloom 2 3 times yearly. And was formerly called serissa foetida. The serissa japonica has a unique characteristic such that its leaves are two colored as if lines and borders are drawn on each delicate leaf. It is commonly called snowrose tree of a thousand stars or japanese boxthorn.

It is native to open sub tropical woodlands and wet meadows in southeast asia from india and china to japan. And was formerly called serissa foetida. Fuji sapporo and kyoto. This tree is well known in the bonsai community for the minute white flowers that can grow year round in the right conditions.

It is also used extensively in bonsai and is valued for the gnarled trunk glossy leaves and frequent flowering. This tree grows very small leaves and produces a gnarled bark that makes it look aged. Growing snow rose bonsai from seed or by propagation there are many bonsai types that you can grow by seedling. The morning sun is best with protection from the afternoon sun.

There are a few cultivars of serissa japonica available for bonsai growers including pink snow rose variegata pink mystic variegated pink snow leaves snowflake mt. Care guide for the serissa foetida bonsai tree the serissa is also called snowrose tree of thousand stars or japanese boxthorn. A serissa is a shrub commonly found in southeast asia in hot and humid environments. The serissa is evergreen or semi evergreen with fine oval shiny green leaves.

Serissa is a genus of flowering plants in the family rubiaceae containing only one species serissa japonica. Just make sure to water it daily. In most areas of the world it must be grown indoors where temperatures remain warm and the air is humid.