Cleyera

Meadow Saffron

About Cleyera and Meadow Saffron

Cleyera

Meadow Saffron

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

Types

Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’

boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-10-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

2,240.00 cm12.70 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

150.00 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow

Purple, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

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

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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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Tip cutting

Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings

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

Keep ground moist

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Dry root rot, Pest Free

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

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, pollinators

Whiteflies

Allergy

Mild Allergen

Poisonous to grazing animals

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti rheumatic, cathartic

Part of Plant Used

extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Root

Other Uses

Used as a building material, Used as fuel

Showy Purposes

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, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'

COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'

Common Name

Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia

Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron

In Hindi

Cleyera

meadow saffron

In German

Sakaki

Herbstzeitlose

In French

Cleyera

Colchique d'automne

In Spanish

Cleyera

Estado de conservación

In Greek

Cleyera

meadow saffron

In Portuguese

Cleyera

Colchicum autumnale

In Polish

Cleyera

Colchicum autumnale

In Latin

Ternstroemia Gymnanthera

autumnale

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Theales

Liliales

Family

Theaceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Cleyera

Colchicum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Freziereae

Subfamily

Number of Species

1890

1 27800

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Properties of Cleyera and Meadow Saffron

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

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Season and Care of Cleyera and Meadow Saffron

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

Cleyera and Meadow Saffron Physical Information

Cleyera and Meadow Saffron physical information is very important for comparison. Cleyera height is 2,240.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Meadow Saffron height is 12.70 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Cleyera and Meadow Saffron are as follows:

Cleyera flower color: White and Yellow
Cleyera leaf color: Red, Dark Green and Bronze
Meadow Saffron flower color: Purple and Violet
Meadow Saffron leaf color: Green

Care of Cleyera and Meadow Saffron

Care of Cleyera and Meadow Saffron include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cleyera pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Meadow Saffron pruning is done . In summer Cleyera needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Meadow Saffron needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.