Dwarf Holly

I grow Malpighia coccigera indoors under plant lights along with gesneriads, begonias and geraniums. I live in zone 7 so I cannot grow it...Read More outdoors.
I like it because it is a miniature and has cute little holly shaped leaves, even thou it is not a 'real' holly. It had cute little pinkish white flowers that are very fragrant! Not many website that I have found about it mention the fragrance. I started growing it years ago when it was listed in a book about indoor light gardening by Charles M. Fitch. I have lost it occasionally due to my lack of watering in time. Pepper's Greenhouses has it location in Milton, Delaware and I bought another plant last autumn. I repotted it and it is growing very well, rather fast, I think and had a lot of buds and it is blooming! December 29, 2023

Also known as Singapore Holly. I am growing it indoors in the same medium as citrus, but it does not require as much sun.

Nice house plant and not very demanding. Likes some sun but can grow under artificial lights (14-16 hours). Excellent bonsai and easy to ...Read Morepropagate. I bought this at Hidden Lake Gardens and when I got home I discovered it had a pretty severe mealy bug problem. I was able to treat it and have not had a problem since. I'm not sure if this is a common problem but probably not a bad idea to keep an eye out for it.

This is a great little ( or maybe big in some cases ) plant and I've come to really like it even though I didn't really order it or buy i...Read Moret per se. This was an extra surprise plant I received from the guys at Glasshouse Works. They are always adding a couple surprises to my orders and they seem to know exactly what types of plants I like. This one has turned out to be a favourite now along with a Hoya fungii they also sent me as a surprise. This Malpighia looks very much like a holly of some type but it's not even closely related to the Ilex hollies. This plant grows in the same area as it's sister, the Barbados Cherry or Acerola ( Malpighia glabra, I believe ). It makes quite a lovely indoor/outdoor plant for those of us in the northern climes. It tunrs into a nice lower growing shrub with it's beautiful holly-like leaves and clusters of pinkish white flowers periodically. The flowers will create edible berries much like Barbados Cherries if they are pollinated. I keep mine inside in winter of course and it goes outside in the spring when it warms up and stays out there until late fall or whenever it starts to get too cold at night for it outside. The leaves are so glossy and pretty and the flowers and fruit are an added bonus if you self pollinate. I have mine in a smaller clay pot right now as it is still somewhat small but growing fast! It enjoys some full sun but not too much. Water it when the top of the soil seems dried out and fertilize maybe twice a year during the growing season. This plant will become an enduring friend and one you will appreciate very much. Especially if you get some of the fruit. Yum!