What are the other names for Serissa? Do you know these names?

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It blooms in June, and from a distance it looks as if it is wrapped in silver, like snow falling in June, elegant and lovely, hence its name. Serissa prefers light shade and fears direct sun, and generally grows at the foot of mountains or beneath trees.

Other names for Serissa

Baby's Breath, White Horse Bone, Small-leaf Wintergreen.

Growing habits of Serissa

Serissa likes sunlight and is also fairly shade-tolerant, but fears fierce winds and scorching sun; during hot summer weather it should be given light shade.

It bears small white flowers in June. The tree is very small with sparse, graceful branches and leaves, full of elegant charm, and can be grown as a potted plant. It prefers light shade and fears direct sun, and is often found beneath trees and leaves in deep mountains. It is divided and planted in spring, or propagated by cuttings during the yellow plum rain season, and should be watered with weak tea. It is not strict about temperature; in South China it is evergreen, and in Southwest China it is semi-evergreen.

For pot cultivation, it is best to use a humus-containing, loose, fertile, highly permeable, slightly acidic, moist growing medium, in which it grows well.

Distribution of Serissa

Serissa is mainly distributed in China's Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guangdong and other southeastern and central provinces. It is also found in Japan and Taiwan, China. It mostly grows wild in mountain forests and by streams and rocks. It is a subtropical tree species, fond of warm, humid climatic conditions and semi-shaded, loose, fertile, well-drained soil, with neutral and slightly acidic soil being especially suitable. Its cold resistance is not strong, and overwintering in a greenhouse in winter requires temperatures above 0°C. Its sprouting and suckering ability is fairly strong, so it tolerates pruning and is also easy to shape. In southern gardens it is often planted in the open ground beneath tree canopies and among shrubs; in the north it is mostly grown in pots for ornament and overwinters indoors. It is also a good bonsai material.

Medicinal value of Serissa

It dispels wind and releases the exterior, clears heat and drains dampness, and relaxes the sinews and activates the collaterals. It is used for colds, cough, toothache, acute tonsillitis, pharyngitis, acute and chronic hepatitis, enteritis, dysentery, infantile malnutrition, high blood pressure headache, migraine, rheumatic joint pain, and leukorrhea; the stem is burned to ash and applied to the eyes to treat eye opacity.

Flower language of Serissa

Serissa is willing to play the supporting role in love, endless love, care, bringing good luck, and a pure heart.