Cleyera

Cinnamon Basil

About Cleyera and Cinnamon Basil

Cleyera

Cinnamon Basil

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Herbs

Origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia

Types

Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’

Ocimum basilicum 'Cinnamon'

Number of Varieties

130

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Habitat

Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-109-11

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AHS Heat Zone

11-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

2,240.00 cm35.50 cm

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Minimum Width

150.00 cm25.40 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow

Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Red, Bronze

Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Dark Green, Bronze

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Tip cutting

Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water 1 in. per week during the active growing period, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought

Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Don't prune in the fall, Prune regularly

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, pollinators

Allergy

Mild Allergen

Respiratory problems, Runny nose, Skin rash, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Used for making hedges, Used in parkland

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Cramps, Digestive disorders, Insomnia, Skin Disorders, Vomiting

Part of Plant Used

extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Leaves

Other Uses

Used as a building material, Used as fuel

Air freshner, Can be made into a herbal tea, Used As Food, Used as a spice

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'

OCIMUM basilicum 'Cinnamon'

Common Name

Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia

Basil, Cinnamon Basil

In Hindi

Cleyera

सिनेमन तुलसी

In German

Sakaki

Zimt-Basilikum

In French

Cleyera

cannelle basilic

In Spanish

Cleyera

Ocimum basilicum

In Greek

Cleyera

βασιλικός

In Portuguese

Cleyera

Manjericão-de-folha-larga

In Polish

Cleyera

Bazylia pospolita

In Latin

Ternstroemia Gymnanthera

Basilius

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Theales

Lamiales

Family

Theaceae

Lamiaceae

Genus

Cleyera

Ocimum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Asterids

Tribe

Freziereae

Subfamily

Number of Species

18150

1 27800

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Properties of Cleyera and Cinnamon Basil

Wondering what are the properties of Cleyera and Cinnamon Basil? We provide you with everything About Cleyera and Cinnamon Basil. Cleyera doesn't have thorns and Cinnamon Basil doesn't have thorns. Also Cleyera does not have fragrant flowers. Cleyera has allergic reactions like Mild Allergen and Cinnamon Basil has allergic reactions like Mild Allergen. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Cleyera and Cinnamon Basil and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cleyera and Cinnamon Basil

Season and care of Cleyera and Cinnamon Basil is important to know. While considering everything about Cleyera and Cinnamon Basil Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cleyera season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Cinnamon Basil season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Cleyera is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Cinnamon Basil is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Cleyera is Acidic, Neutral and for Cinnamon Basil is Neutral.

Cleyera and Cinnamon Basil Physical Information

Cleyera and Cinnamon Basil physical information is very important for comparison. Cleyera height is 2,240.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Cinnamon Basil height is 35.50 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Cleyera and Cinnamon Basil are as follows:

Cleyera flower color: White and Yellow
Cleyera leaf color: Red, Dark Green and Bronze
Cinnamon Basil flower color: Pink and Lavender
Cinnamon Basil leaf color: Green

Care of Cleyera and Cinnamon Basil

Care of Cleyera and Cinnamon Basil include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cleyera pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cinnamon Basil pruning is done Don't prune in the fall and Prune regularly. In summer Cleyera needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cinnamon Basil needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.