Snow Rose
Advanced Level
Care Profile
The Snow Rose Bonsai (Serissa foetida) is a delicate evergreen shrub cherished for its tiny, bright green leaves, rough grey bark, and prolific clusters of small white, rose-like flowers that can appear throughout the year. Due to its extreme sensitivity to environmental change, often dropping all its leaves if moved or improperly watered, it is widely considered one of the most temperamental subjects and a plant of advanced difficulty.
Guides for Snow Rose
🔒 PremiumSnow Rose - Temperature Guide
Its survival and continuous flowering hinge entirely on maintaining stable, warm temperatures and protecting it from cold, drafts, and sudden fluctuations.
🔒 PremiumSnow Rose - Pruning Guide
Its natural tendency is to grow quickly and chaotically, making consistent and precise pruning the most critical
🔒 PremiumSnow Rose - Re-Potting Guide
Due to its sensitivity to disturbance (often causing leaf drop) and its rapid root growth, precise timing and technique are crucial for successful repotting.
🔒 PremiumSnow Rose - Watering Guide
it has a reputation for being temperamental, and its survival hinges almost entirely on precise, consistent watering and humidity management.
🔒 PremiumSnow Rose - Choosing a Ceramic Pot
a pot that simultaneously complements its rugged bark, delicate flowers, and its tropical nature.
🔒 PremiumSnow Rose - Pests and Disease Guide
While it is susceptible to several common subtropical pests, the most frequent "disease" is actually environmental shock
🔒 PremiumSnow Rose - Sun Exposure Guide
It needs bright, consistent light to maintain health, produce miniature leaves, and flower continuously.
🔒 PremiumSnow Rose - Wiring Guide
However, wiring this species requires care due to its brittle branches and extremely thin, delicate bark, which scars quickly and easily
Snow Rose - General Care Guide
The Snow Rose, or Serissa, is a popular subtropical evergreen known for its miniature leaves, delicate white flowers that bloom almost year-round.
🔒 PremiumSnow Rose - Propagation Guide
Its vigorous, continuous growth habit ensures a high success rate, making it simple to create replacement stock or develop multiple trees.
🔒 PremiumSnow Rose - Fertilisation Guide
a subtropical evergreen that grows and flowers almost continuously throughout the year when given adequate warmth and light. This means a fertilisation schedule is also year-round