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Low shoebutton

Ardisia humilis

Low shoebutton
Photo: Misolonax, CC BY-SA 4.0

Low shoebutton (Ardisia humilis) is an evergreen shrub from southeast Asia that grows 1 to 2 m tall, with large leathery leaves and red to dark purple berries. The key to growing it is steady warmth, humidity and shade-tolerant placement, as it suits the wet tropics.

Family
Primulaceae (Primul family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist and let the top layer dry lightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich potting mix or garden soil with organic matter.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
India (SE. West Bengal) to China (Guangdong) and Indo-China
Climate
wet tropical

About

Ardisia humilis (jet berry) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Ardisia in the family Primulaceae, native to southeastern Asia in southern China (Guangdong, Hainan), the Philippines, and Vietnam.

Other Ardisia plants

Ardisia alstonii · Ardisia amplexicaulis · Ardisia blatteri · Rambling spearflower · Ardisia brittonii · Ardisia byrsonimae · Ardisia chiriquiana · Ardisia costaricensis · Hen's eyes · Japanese Holly · Ardisia darienensis · Ardisia dukei

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ardisia humilis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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