How to tend a Serissa foetida
Also known as: Leptodermis nervosa Hutch., Leptodermis venosa Craib, Serissa crassiramea (Maxim.) Nakai, Serissa democritea Baill., Serissa foetida (L.f.) Lam., Serissa foetida var. crassiramea Maxim., Serissa japonica (Thunb.) Thunb., Serissa kawakamii Hayata, Serissa serissoides (DC.) Druce, Buchozia coprosmoides L'Hér., Serissa foetida f. plena Makino, Serissa foetida f. pleniflora Makino, Serissa buxifolia Dum.Cours., Serissa myrtifolia Dum.Cours., Democritea serissoides DC., Dysoda fasciculata Lour., Dysoda foetida (L.f.) Salisb., Serissa foetida unranked marginata W.Bull ex J.Dix
Log in to add this plantWatering
Water thoroughly when soil is dry, reduce watering in winter
Sunlight
Likes weak shade environments, avoid direct strong light
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly in spring
Pruning
Remove old, diseased and dead leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- China
- Category
- Rubiaceae, Serissa
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period May-July, viewing period 2-3 weeks
- Flower colors
- light red or white
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