Adenandra uniflora
China Flower
China Flower is an evergreen, short, bushy shrub which grows to a height of 45cm. With its compact growth habit, showy flowers and aromatic foliage, it is an ideal garden or pot plant. The flower has five rounded white petals, the glistening white resembling porcelain, with a suffusion of red along the veins. The underside of the petal is flushed pink and the sepals are leaf-like, glabrous or hairy and rolled. The flowering buds are red before they open and flowers decorate the shrub from mid-winter to spring.
Contributed by @hk-79
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
China Flower
Latin name
Adenandra uniflora
type
Evergreen Shrub
family
Rutaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.50 M
0.45 M
Adenandra uniflora
China Flower is an evergreen, short, bushy shrub which grows to a height of 45cm. With its compact growth habit, showy flowers and aromatic foliage, it is an ideal garden or pot plant. The flower has five rounded white petals, the glistening white resembling porcelain, with a suffusion of red along the veins. The underside of the petal is flushed pink and the sepals are leaf-like, glabrous or hairy and rolled. The flowering buds are red before they open and flowers decorate the shrub from mid-winter to spring.
Planting young plants
From Late Autumn TO Early Winter
Best when planted in full sun and needs adequate water during the hot summer months. It requires a soil that is well drained, composted and enriched with a well-balanced fertiliser. It is slow growing and needs space in the garden bed to allow it to develop to its full potential without being squashed by other faster growing plants. Best planted when the soil is wet at the start of winter.
Propagation by cuttings
From Late Spring TO Mid Summer
Tip cuttings, 50-70 mm, are taken from the current year's growth. Prepare cuttings by making a clean cut below the node and remove a third of the foliage. Dip the base of the cutting in a rooting hormone. Firmly place the cuttings in a medium of 50% bark and 50 % polystyrene. Ideally these cuttings should now be placed in a well-aerated propagation unit with a bottom heat of 24° C.
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