How to Grow Serissa foetida and How to Fix Withered Leaves

Serissa foetida (snowbush) lives up to its name: it is an ornamental plant with flowers as white as snow, and because its flowering period falls around June, when it blooms it is sure to cover the branches, and seen from afar it is a great mass of white, hence the name "June snow."Serissa foetida is beautiful and easy to keep alive, and many people like to grow it, sowhat is the growing method for Serissa foetida? When growing it, if you run into withered leaves or insect pests, how should you deal with them? Come and take a look with the editor.

1. What is the growing method for Serissa foetida?

1. Preliminary preparation

To grow an ornamental plant, you first need to prepare a growing container and soil according to your personal needs. Just choose a container you like, because Serissa foetida is a relatively easy plant to grow and is not demanding about soil quality; ordinary garden soil or soil from the hills will do, but it is best to choose a slightly acidic soil with good drainage, so that the Serissa foetida you grow will be of better quality.

2. During planting

Once the growing container and soil are ready, you can move the Serissa foetida into the container. During this process you can also check whether the plant's roots are too long, too numerous, or rotting; if the roots are rather long and numerous, or slightly rotting, you can trim them a little.

After transplanting, you also need to pay attention to watering, light and fertilizing:

1) Water according to the season: in spring and autumn, water once a day; in summer, water 1-2 times, watering according to the actual situation, as long as the soil is kept moist;

2) Serissa foetida also has no strict light requirements. If it has just been transplanted, place it first in a cool place for about half a month, then move it to a place with sunlight, but it must not be exposed to scorching sun;

3) In the later stages of growing Serissa foetida, you also need to pay attention to fertilizing. If the growing container is small and the soil fertility is not enough, you can apply cake fertilizer water once in spring and summer; if the soil fertility is sufficient, then it depends on the situation, and generally it is not advisable to add too much fertilizer.

2. What should you do if you run into withered leaves or insect pests?

Although Serissa foetida is relatively easy to grow, beginners will still run into some situations, such as withered leaves or insect pests on the plant:

1. Withered leaves

If the leaves of the Serissa foetida you are growing wither, then you need to consider whether the light is too strong. Serissa foetida likes light and also likes shade, so it is best to place it in a spot with scattered light; it should not be placed in a spot with direct sunlight, as too strong light can also cause the leaves to wither.

In addition, you must not apply too much fertilizer to Serissa foetida, because Serissa foetida grows slowly and needs very few nutrients during growth; if too much fertilizer is applied, it can also cause the leaves to wither by burning the seedlings.

2. Pests

There are mainly two kinds of pests to watch out for on Serissa foetida. One is scale insects (mainly occurring on the underside and edges of the leaves). When hit by scale insects, the plant will at best have yellowing leaves and at worst wither and die. At this time you can use a 2.5% deltamethrin 3000-fold solution to eliminate them, or you can use a 40% omethoate 1000-fold solution; generally spraying once about every week is enough, and after two or three times the situation can be brought under control;

The other is snails. When this pest appears, you can spray with 58% Fengleiji emulsifiable concentrate (1500-fold solution), generally spraying once about every 4 days.

I believe that after reading this article, everyone should have learned how to grow Serissa foetida. In fact, as long as you take careful care of it, you can generally grow a beautiful Serissa foetida~