Sarcandra glabra (Senryo)?  Ardisia crispa (Hyakyuro)? Juryro? Manryo? This little plant IS very Japanese, though, and I doubt I could have found it around here very easily. It was in almost every Japanese garden that I visited in November, showing off some very glossy green leaves and bright red berries. It grows to about 3 feet tall, but I have no idea how long this little pup, only a few inches high at the moment,  might take to flower or fruit. It seems to be doing well here, but it also looks like a slow grower. Any idea what it might be in Latin? And the final word is… the Japanese says Manryo, and I’m going with some kind of Ardisia… View high resolution

Sarcandra glabra (Senryo)?  Ardisia crispa (Hyakyuro)? Juryro? Manryo?

This little plant IS very Japanese, though, and I doubt I could have found it around here very easily. It was in almost every Japanese garden that I visited in November, showing off some very glossy green leaves and bright red berries. It grows to about 3 feet tall, but I have no idea how long this little pup, only a few inches high at the moment,  might take to flower or fruit. It seems to be doing well here, but it also looks like a slow grower. Any idea what it might be in Latin?

And the final word is… the Japanese says Manryo, and I’m going with some kind of Ardisia…