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Sapporo Serissa*
Serissa foetida 'Sapporo'
Height: 5 feet
Spread: 3 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 7b
Other Names: Snowrose, Tree of a Thousand Stars
Description:
Very tiny and dense dark green foliage covers this slow growing variety;
pink buds open to pretty white trumpet flowers; used in bonsai or as a
house plant; deadhead to promote re-blooming; a lovely garden accent,
or low hedge
Ornamental Features:
Serissa foetida 'Sapporo'
Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder
Sapporo Serissa features showy white trumpet-shaped flowers along
the branches from early spring to late fall, which emerge from distinctive
pink flower buds. It has attractive dark green foliage. The tiny glossy oval
leaves are ornamentally significant but remain dark green through the
winter. The fruit is not ornamentally significant. The bark is not
particularly outstanding.
Landscape Attributes:
Sapporo Serissa is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with an
upright spreading habit of growth. It lends an extremely fine and delicate
texture to the landscape composition which can make it a great accent
feature on this basis alone.
This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should
only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current
season's flowers. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Sapporo Serissa is recommended for the following landscape
applications;
- General Garden Use
- Accent
- Container Planting
Serissa foetida 'Sapporo' foliage
Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder
Plant Characteristics:
Sapporo Serissa will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It has a low canopy,
and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be
expected to live for approximately 10 years.
This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but
will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban
pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in both summer and winter to conserve
soil moisture and protect it in exposed locations or colder zones.
This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
* This is a 'special order' plant - contact store for details