Mazhar Botanic Garden

Ardisia crenata Sims

Coral ardisia

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001185
Common name: Coral ardisia
English name: Christmas berry
Native: East Asia
Country: Southeast Asia
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen shrub grow to 1-15 m tall, leaves glossy, dark green, elliptic-lanceolate in shape, margins crenate, reddish petiole flowers white to pink, anthers yellow fruits bright red, round, appear in dense drooping clusters

Ornamental shrub. Traditional medicine. Ornamental in pots.

Ardisia bicolor E Walker

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Texture: Heavy clay Loam Sandy loam
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Well water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 8 : 10
pH range: 5.5-7.0

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