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About Cleyera and Clumping Bamboo


About Clumping Bamboo and Cleyera


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Broadleaf Evergreen  
Grass  

Origin
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea  
China  

Types
Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’  
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii  

Number of Varieties
1  
99+
30  
99+

Habitat
Warmer regions  
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods  

USDA Hardiness Zone
6-10  
8-12  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
12 - 7  

Sunset Zone
21,22  
H1, H2, 8, 9, 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 cm  
19
1,070.00 cm  
38

Minimum Width
150.00 cm  
99+
60.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Yellow  
Pale White  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Yellow, Red, Bronze  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Dark Green, Bronze  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze  
Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Ovate  
Acicular  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Slow  
Very Fast  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought, Salt  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Container, Ground  

How to Plant?
Tip cutting  
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Water 1 in. per week during the active growing period, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought  
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
-  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
Yes  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Coarse  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
Bees, pollinators  
Beetles, Bugs, Mites  

Allergy
Mild Allergen  
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress  

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
No  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity  

Part of Plant Used
extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem  
Stem, Tree trunks  

Other Uses
Used as a building material, Used as fuel  
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier  
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'  
BAMBUSA beecheyana  

Common Name
Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia  
Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo  

In Hindi
Cleyera  
बांस  

In German
Sakaki  
Verklumpung Bambus  

In French
Cleyera  
clumping Bamboo  

In Spanish
Cleyera  
clumping Bamboo  

In Greek
Cleyera  
συσσώρευση μπαμπού  

In Portuguese
Cleyera  
bambu aglutinação  

In Polish
Cleyera  
zbicie bambus  

In Latin
Ternstroemia Gymnanthera  
clumping Bamboo  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Tracheophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Liliopsida  

Order
Theales  
Cyperales  

Family
Theaceae  
Poaceae  

Genus
Cleyera  
Bambusa  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  

Tribe
Freziereae  
Bambuseae  

Subfamily
-  
Bambusoideae  

Number of Species
18  
99+
1200  
22

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Properties of Cleyera and Clumping Bamboo

Wondering what are the properties of Cleyera and Clumping Bamboo? We provide you with everything About Cleyera and Clumping Bamboo. Cleyera doesn't have thorns and Clumping Bamboo doesn't have thorns. Also Cleyera does not have fragrant flowers. Cleyera has allergic reactions like Mild Allergen and Clumping Bamboo 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 Clumping Bamboo and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cleyera and Clumping Bamboo

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

Cleyera and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information

Cleyera and Clumping Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Cleyera height is 2,240.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Cleyera and Clumping Bamboo are as follows:

Care of Cleyera and Clumping Bamboo

Care of Cleyera and Clumping Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cleyera pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Clumping Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Cleyera needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Clumping Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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