Description

THE SERISSA FOETIDA. Common name: snow of June, tree to the one thousand stars Family: rubiacées Kind: serissa Species: Foetida Original of Asia of the southeast, of China, of Taiwan, and also of Japan. Small bush of 1.50 to 2 meters of height to foliage semi obstinate, to the very fine branches, structural of the small simple, oval, opposite leaves, veined of 15 to 20 mm of length. One could compare it to a bush of at us, the spirée. His/her/its easiness of culture and flowering returns this species accessible to all, particularly interesting for the amateurs. Practically all styles can be creates in serissa: going from the moyogi to the yose-ue, kengai etc... The particularity of this species when one carves the leaves or the roots an odor of cabbages clears itself of it from where his/her/its name: foetida.