Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Primulaceae

Genus:

Ardisia

Species:

Ardisia cornudentata

Growth Characteristics

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Height:

150 cm

Bloom Months:

apr, may, jun

Bloom Colors:

white, pink

Evergreen Shrub:

Yes

Garden & Ecology Notes

Minimum Light:

Part Shade

Best Light:

Part Shade

Habitat:

Tropical forest

Wildlife Value:

birds

Ecology:

An understory shrub endemic to Taiwan, characteristic of lowland and broadleaf evergreen forests.

Soil Requirements

Drainage:

moist

Moisture:

moist

Notes:

Grows in humus-rich, moist, organic soils over limestone or sandstone substrates.