Thread: Poorly Serissa
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Old 20-Apr-2006   #6
Mcspeed
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unhappy serissa

I have a bunch of Serissa trees in various stages of developement, usually if you over water you start to see the leaves start to get bigger in size as compared to the "norm", but you don't see this immediately. I would say aphids are probably your main issue here. My opine though is that Serissa is one of the easiest to work with. One Thing to point out is to leave a stub when you prune, they can die back a good amount when cut, and you might loose some branches if not careful. They do come back wonderfully though if you can stop the problems. These propagate very easily too, stick your trimmings into sand and they will root and grow well.

While they are inside, I agree you need a lot of light to keep it from getting leggy, i use a florescent fixture over the top, with the table in front of a window. Good Luck!


Bill
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