This small shrub has slender reddish stems that form a compact rounded habit. It has tiny oblong glossy dark green leaves and the small funnel-shaped white-pink flowers appear in small clusters along the stems during summer.

Hardiness zones 9 to 12

Serissa foetidais naturally found in south-east Asia growing in open woodlands in well drained moderately fertile light soils in a wind protected positionand prefers a sunny to semi shaded position and is frost and drought tender.

This small shrub is grown for its flowers and its rounded habit. It is planted in small gardens along borders or trimmed to form a small hedge and is used in patio pots or courtyards planter boxes. It is suitable for coastal and adjoining tableland regions establishing in 3 to 4 years and used in commercial sites and subtropical gardens. ID 2031

Serissa (ser-ee-SA) foetida(foe-TED-ah)

Rubiaceae (ROO-bee-AY-see-ee)
Coffee and Madder Family