Bonsai Serissa

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.
Bonsai serissa. And was formerly called serissa foetida. Hi fellow bonsai lovers. It is native to open sub tropical woodlands and wet meadows in southeast asia from india and china to japan. Growing snow rose bonsai from seed or by propagation there are many bonsai types that you can grow by seedling.
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. 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. The tree of a thousand stars so called because of its numerous star shaped flowers is a very popular species with beginners as it is one of the few indoor varieties that flowers. Fuji sapporo and kyoto.
It is commonly called snowrose tree of a thousand stars or japanese boxthorn. Care guide for the serissa foetida bonsai tree the serissa is also called snowrose tree of thousand stars or japanese boxthorn. Although serissa bonsai isn t difficult to grow and grows outdoors in u s. It grows in wet meadows and open sub tropical woodlands.
The mount fuji has very small deep green leaves with white margins and streaks. When grown indoors serissa bonsais prefer a bright spot where they receive direct sunlight for six to eight hours a day. It gets its name from the smell that is produced when one of the leaves of the plant is crushed. Their small leaves the fact they often have naturally exposed twisty roots and their flaky bark combine well to make even young trees look convincingly old.
Do not place your serissa bonsai near a windowsill. Serissa has a naturally short stature small leaves and masses of tiny flowers that make it a natural for bonsai. It is a subtropical small shrub with tiny white flowers that appear from spring through summer. It s also known as the tree of a thousand stars due to the number of white flowers.
In most areas of the world it must be grown indoors where temperatures remain warm and the air is humid. The mount fuji serissa is a singular species of small evergreen shrubs native to southeast asia whose gnarled trunk and tiny leaves make it popular for bonsai. Serissa is a genus of flowering plants in the family rubiaceae containing only one species serissa japonica. It s an evergreen tree.