1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Grass
Broadleaf Evergreen
1.3 Origin
North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
1.4 Types
Grasses
Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
21,22
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
45.70 cm2,240.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
25.40 cm150.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
White, Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Yellow, Red, Bronze
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Red, Dark Green, Bronze
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Gray Green
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Drought
Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Tip cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium
Water 1 in. per week during the active growing period, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Grasshoppers
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Bees, pollinators
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Mild Allergen
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Used for making hedges, Used in parkland
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Erosion control
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used to feed livestock
Used as a building material, Used as fuel
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BOUTELOUA gracilis
TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'
7.2 Common Name
Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass
Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia
7.2.1 In Hindi
Bouteloua gracilis
Cleyera
7.2.2 In German
Bouteloua Gracilis
Sakaki
7.2.3 In French
Bouteloua aristidoides
Cleyera
7.2.4 In Spanish
Chondrosum gracile
Cleyera
7.2.5 In Greek
Bouteloua gracilis
Cleyera
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Bouteloua Gracilis
Cleyera
7.2.7 In Polish
Bouteloua Gracilis
Cleyera
7.2.8 In Latin
Bouteloua Gracilis
Ternstroemia Gymnanthera
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species