Sageretia theezans

Theezans Tea, Chinese sweetplum, Pauper’s Tea, Poor Man’s Tea, Sweet Plum, Chinese Sweet Plum, Hedge Sageretia, Mock buckthorn, Pauper's-tea

Description

Evergreen perennial species suitable for cultivation as bonsai in different styles. Appreciated for its elegant plant architecture and decorative bark as well as its candid summer flowering. Native to the warm Asian biome, in cool temperate areas it should be grown as an indoor bonsai when average temperatures are below 20°C. It requires a constantly moist but free of stagnation soil.