Cleyera

Sarcococca confusa

About Cleyera and Sarcococca confusa

Cleyera

Sarcococca confusa

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

China

Types

Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

Banks, Slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-106-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

2,240.00 cm90.00 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

White, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Red, Bronze

Purple, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Dark Green, Bronze

Dark Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Lance shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Deer resistant, Pollution, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Tip cutting

Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

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, Keep the Soil well drained

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen, use all-purpose fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Sooty Mold

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Deer resistant, Drought, Pollution, Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Fruits

Other Uses

Used as a building material, Used as fuel

Food for animals, 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

Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'

SARCOCOCCA confusa

Common Name

Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia

Sweet Box

In Hindi

Cleyera

Sarcococca confusa

In German

Sakaki

Sarcococca verwirrt

In French

Cleyera

Sarcococca confus

In Spanish

Cleyera

Sarcococca confundido

In Greek

Cleyera

Sarcococca συγχέεται

In Portuguese

Cleyera

Sarcococca confuso

In Polish

Cleyera

sarcococca mylić

In Latin

Ternstroemia Gymnanthera

confusa Sarcococca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Theales

Buxales

Family

Theaceae

Buxaceae

Genus

Cleyera

Sarcococca

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Freziereae

Subfamily

Number of Species

1820

1 27800

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Properties of Cleyera and Sarcococca confusa

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

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Season and Care of Cleyera and Sarcococca confusa

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

Cleyera and Sarcococca confusa Physical Information

Cleyera and Sarcococca confusa physical information is very important for comparison. Cleyera height is 2,240.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Sarcococca confusa height is 90.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Cleyera and Sarcococca confusa are as follows:

Cleyera flower color: White and Yellow
Cleyera leaf color: Red, Dark Green and Bronze
Sarcococca confusa flower color: White and Ivory
Sarcococca confusa leaf color: Dark Green and Yellow green

Care of Cleyera and Sarcococca confusa

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