What is Ardisia?
Ardisia is a genus of plants belonging to the Myrsinaceaae family or myrsin family. Koralberry or coral berries, Marlberry and Spiceberry are general names. In general, these ornamental evergreen trees and shrubs come from the subtropical and tropical regions of Asia, Australia and North and South America. Their natural habitat is usually humid forests. Gardeners in subtropical and tropical climate often increase them in the ground or large containers; They produce fine houseplants in colder areas.
under the family ardisia There are 250 species. Depending on the species and cultivar, it can be an upright shrub, sometimes growing to a height of four feet (about one m). Some species grow as a ground cover, which is high between six to 18 inches (15 to 45 cm). The species depends in the cymes - clusters of flowers that bloom from the center of the cluster out - or in Corymbs, clusters, where the outer buds first bloom and flower inside. Spiceberry flowers in spring and marlberry bloom. Most kThe sentences are white to light pink, but some are red or reddish purple, depending on the species and cultivar.
The structure of the leaves depends on the type of plant. Corals or a. Crispa , usually has leather, dark green leaves that are two to five and a half inch (five to 14 cm) with small shells on the edges of the leaf. Marlberry Sports, which are one and a half inches (about four cm). Although most plants have solid glossy green leaves, some Marlberry or and. Japona cultivars have scattered leaves. Most varieties have leaves, which means or more leaves grow in a complete circle around the stem.
plants Ardisia often keep their berries in the race during the next season flowering. Bright red berries usually hang in clusters under leaf flowering stems. Decorators sometimes use branches with red-barried for autumn and holiday decorations.
Generally, gardeners of plants ardisia in areas without frost as border plants or ground cover. They usually flourish in garden areas that replicate their natural habitat of wet forests. The area is half sunny and half shady. Most inner plants are doing well in greenhouses or large areas due to their large size.
growers promote ardisia several ways, depending on the species. They usually divide runners of low -growing species such as and. Japonica or marlberry. Growers can lay the layer of stems of upright species such as a. Crispa or corals, or sowing seeds.
Coralberry sometimes refers to an Indian current that belongs to the orbiculatus of the Honeysuckle family. Gardeners Mislabel Coral Berry occasionally like a coral bush or Templetonia Retusa , who is a member of the family of pea. Other gardeners call it a coral tree; Coral withThe throm usually belongs to another family. Some growers list a. Crispa as a. Crenulata or Crenata. When buying the family Ardisia , the gardener should determine which plant is getting.