Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
North America, Europe, Africa, Asia
Types
Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’
White lily, orange lily, Lily of the valley
Number of Varieties
1110
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40000
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Habitat
Warmer regions
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USDA Hardiness Zone
6-102-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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8-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,240.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gold, Pink, Rose, Peach, Burgundy, Bronze
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Red, Bronze
Yellow green, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Dark Green, Bronze
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Long Linear
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Tip cutting
Seedlings
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
Do Not over Water
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
Clay, 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
Prune in early spring, Prune in fall, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize only when soil is poor
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Lily Beetle
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, pollinators
-
Allergy
Mild Allergen
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Used for making hedges, Used in parkland
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Burns, Diuretic, Heart problems
Part of Plant Used
extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as a building material, Used as fuel
Cosmetics, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'
LILIUM
Common Name
Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia
Lily
In Hindi
Cleyera
लिली
In German
Sakaki
Lilie
In French
Cleyera
Lis
In Spanish
Cleyera
Lirio
In Greek
Cleyera
Κρίνος
In Portuguese
Cleyera
Lírio
In Polish
Cleyera
Lilia
In Latin
Ternstroemia Gymnanthera
lilium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheobionta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Theales
Liliales
Family
Theaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Cleyera
Lilium
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Freziereae
Lilieae
Subfamily
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Lilioideae
Number of Species
18109
1
27800
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