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About Cleyera and Plume Grass

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Grass

Origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
Mediterranean, Northern Africa

Types

Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae

Number of Varieties

1190
0 40000
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Habitat

Warmer regions
marshes, Riverbanks

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-106-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
9 - 6

Sunset Zone

21,22
1, 2, 3, 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
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

2,240.00 cm240.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

150.00 cm120.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow
Purple, Silver

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Red, Bronze
Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Dark Green, Bronze
White, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green
Purple, Tan

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze
Purple, Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

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

Growth Rate

Slow
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Summer, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought, Salt
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Tip cutting
Seedlings, Vegetative

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
Water once every two or three weeks

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

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

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

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut back all stems to the same height

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Drought, Edema

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, pollinators
Birds

Allergy

Mild Allergen
Noxious Weed

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Erosion control

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Leaves

Other Uses

Used as a building material, Used as fuel
Cultivated for fodder

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'
SACCHARUM ravennae

Common Name

Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass

In Hindi

Cleyera
Plume Grass

In German

Sakaki
Plume Gras

In French

Cleyera
Plume Herbe

In Spanish

Cleyera
Penacho de hierba

In Greek

Cleyera
Plume Grass

In Portuguese

Cleyera
Plume grama

In Polish

Cleyera
Pióropusz Trawa

In Latin

Ternstroemia Gymnanthera
Kessinger Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida

Order

Theales
Cyperales

Family

Theaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Cleyera
Saccharum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Freziereae
Andropogoneae

Subfamily

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Panicoideae

Number of Species

18400
1 27800
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Properties of Cleyera and Plume Grass

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

Season and Care of Cleyera and Plume Grass

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

Cleyera and Plume Grass Physical Information

Cleyera and Plume Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Cleyera height is 2,240.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Plume Grass height is 240.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Cleyera and Plume Grass are as follows:

  • Cleyera flower color: White and Yellow

  • Cleyera leaf color: Red, Dark Green and Bronze

  • Plume Grass flower color: Purple and Silver

  • Plume Grass leaf color: White and Gray Green

Care of Cleyera and Plume Grass

Care of Cleyera and Plume Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cleyera pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Plume Grass pruning is done Cut back all stems to the same height. In summer Cleyera needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Plume Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.