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Ardisia willisii

Ardisia willisii is a shrub from the wet tropical forests of Sri Lanka, where it is endemic. Little is documented about its cultivation, so care should follow that of other tropical Ardisia shrubs in warm, humid, shaded conditions.

Family
Primulaceae (Primul family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist and do not let it dry out completely.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich, slightly acidic potting mix or garden soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Sri Lanka
Climate
wet tropical

About

Ardisia willisii is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

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 willisii 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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