Kyoto Serissa Bonsai

Kyoto serissa features showy white trumpet shaped flowers along the branches from early spring to late fall which emerge from distinctive pink flower buds.

Kyoto serissa bonsai. 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. Serissa flowers sporadically from early spring to near autumn on current seasons growth. There are many bonsai types that you can grow by seedling. Unique tiny long tubed white semi erect flowers with narrow pointed tips.

Drastic temperature drops are not tolerated. Growing snow rose bonsai from seed or by propagation. It is also valued for its rough grey trunk which tends to get lighter in colour with age. However you should not attempt to grow snow rose bonsai from seed as this can be quite the challenge.

Fuji sapporo and kyoto. It is grown for its neat habit good coverage of branches and long flowering time. A good choice for bonsai or as a house plant and outdoors in zone 9 and warmer. The tiny glossy oval leaves are highly ornamental and remain dark green throughout the winter.

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. It has attractive dark green foliage. The serissa likes a sunny wind protected place outside during the growing season as long as the night temperatures stay above 50 f 10 c. Choice kyoto snow rose used in mame bonsai as kyoto kochoki this is the difficult one as needs higher humidity than its kith kin.

It is an evergreen shrub to 45 cm 18 in high with oval deep green rather thick leaves that have an unpleasant smell if bruised. Product description the serissa genus has only one species serissa foetida syn. Nonetheless certainly the most impressive as a bonsai. Serissa japonica but comes from a huge family of between 4500 and 5000 species.

I got a kyoto serissa and chinese elm bonsai from aldi today. The 4 to 6 lobed flowers are funnel shaped. Very dwarf fastigate twiggy habit with tiny leaves. It grows in wet meadows and open sub tropical woodlands.

Avoid unnecessary changes of the tree s position but from autumn to spring the serissa must be placed in the house or a heated conservatory at temperatures between 50 f 10 c and 68 f 20 c. Hi all sorry if this isn t right i haven t posted on this forum before. The fruit is not ornamentally significant. They look very sick esp the serissa and are the cheap kind with the glued pebbles on top.

12 h x 10 w this is the average expected mature height by width in feet or inches.