Cleyera

Red Currant

About Cleyera and Red Currant

Cleyera

Red Currant

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Fruit

Origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’

Rovada, ‘Red Lake’ AGM, Junifer

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

Broad-Leaved Forests, shores, Stream side

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-103-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

2,240.00 cm120.00 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

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Red, Bronze

White, Red, Pink, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Dark Green, Bronze

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Yellow, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Maple shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer

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

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Tip cutting

Divison, 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

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season

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, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune every year, Prune to half of its height, Prune to stimulate growth

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Citrus, Fertilize every year

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Birds, Borers, 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

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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

Birds

Allergy

Mild Allergen

Asthma

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

Iron, Phosphorus, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Fruits, Whole plant

Other Uses

Used as a building material, Used as fuel

Culinary use, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'

RIBES rubrum

Common Name

Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia

Red Currant

In Hindi

Cleyera

Red Currant

In German

Sakaki

Rote Johannisbeere

In French

Cleyera

Groseille

In Spanish

Cleyera

Grosella

In Greek

Cleyera

Κόκκινη σταφίδα

In Portuguese

Cleyera

Groselha

In Polish

Cleyera

Porzeczkowy

In Latin

Ternstroemia Gymnanthera

red RIBES

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Theales

Rosales

Family

Theaceae

Grossulariaceae

Genus

Cleyera

Ribes

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Freziereae

Subfamily

Number of Species

18150

1 27800

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Properties of Cleyera and Red Currant

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

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Season and Care of Cleyera and Red Currant

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

Cleyera and Red Currant Physical Information

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

Cleyera flower color: White and Yellow
Cleyera leaf color: Red, Dark Green and Bronze
Red Currant flower color: Green
Red Currant leaf color: Green

Care of Cleyera and Red Currant

Care of Cleyera and Red Currant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cleyera pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Red Currant pruning is done Prune every year, Prune to half of its height and Prune to stimulate growth. In summer Cleyera needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Red Currant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.