Terrarium Plant

Ardisia Sp Pink Line

Name: Ardisia Sp Pink Line
Price: 52.99 USD

Ardisia sp.PrimulaceaeTerrarium plants

Price: $52.99 USD

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Ardisia Sp Pink Line is a tropical terrestrial plant from Asia with lance-shaped leaves featuring a pink underside and a prominent vein running down the leaf center. It thrives in high-humidity enclosed setups like terrariums and vivariums; as a terrestrial species, it must never be submerged.

Quick facts

Identity

Also known as: Marlberry; Coral berry
Environment: Terrestrial
Native to: Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos)
Habitat: Understory of tropical lowland and hill rainforest, growing in shaded, humid leaf litter and forest floor conditions
Sourcing: Captive-bred
Conservation: Not Evaluated

Care

Care level: Moderate
Growth form: Upright
Max height: 2 – 12 in (5.1 – 30 cm)
Spread: 8 in (20 cm)
Growth rate: Slow
Placement: Background, Midground

Water

Temperature: 68 – 80 °F (20 – 27 °C)
Humidity: 75 – 95%

Planting

Substrate: Nutrient-rich preferred
Feeds from: Roots
Fertilizer needs: Low
Colors: Green, Red, Pink, Purple, Brown, Multicolor

Feeding & breeding

Propagation: Cuttings

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Care guide

Overview

Growing slowly to a modest upright size, Ardisia Sp Pink Line bears lance-shaped leaves with a pink underside and a prominent central vein. It suits the humid land area of a terrarium or vivarium, needing consistent moisture and never a submerged placement.

Care

This terrestrial understory plant needs consistently high humidity and evenly moist, well-draining substrate rather than standing water. It does best under bright indirect light in a terrarium or paludarium land area, as direct sun tends to scorch the leaves while deep shade dulls their color. Growth is slow, so patience is needed before a cutting fills out into a mature specimen, and overwatering the base can lead to stem or root rot.

Planting & trimming

Plant in a well-draining mix such as sphagnum moss combined with bark and perlite, keeping the crown above the substrate surface and only the roots buried. Position in the humid, non-flooded land or background area of a terrarium or paludarium, never in the submerged aquatic zone, and allow newly received cuttings to acclimate gradually to their new humidity and light levels before making further changes.

Fertilizing

Because the sphagnum moss, bark, or perlite mixes typically used for planting are nutrient-poor, occasional light feeding with a diluted foliar or root fertilizer helps sustain steady growth. Deformed or stunted new leaves usually point to a nutrient deficiency, so a dilute balanced fertilizer applied every few weeks is a reasonable starting point. Avoid heavy dosing, since these plants grow slowly and can be sensitive to fertilizer buildup in a closed terrarium.

Propagation

Propagated from stem cuttings taken with a few leaves attached, which can be rooted in a humid, moist substrate such as sphagnum moss. Rooting is slow and cuttings should be kept in high humidity with indirect light until new growth appears.

Problems

Browning or crisping leaf edges almost always signal insufficient humidity rather than a pest or disease problem. Stunted, misshapen new growth points to a nutrient deficiency in the potting medium. Root and stem rot can develop if the substrate is kept waterlogged rather than just consistently moist.