Cleyera

Silver Wattle

About Cleyera and Silver Wattle

Cleyera

Silver Wattle

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

Australia

Types

Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’

Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

open forests

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-108-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

21,22

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Oval/Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

2,240.00 cm530.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

150.00 cm530.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Red, Bronze

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Dark Green, Bronze

Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Blue Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Very Fast

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

Spring, Summer, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Tip cutting

Seedlings

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

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings

In Summer

Lots of watering

Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant

In Spring

Moderate

Adequately

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

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune after flowering

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Red spider mite

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Salt

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, pollinators

Allergy

Mild Allergen

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

Windbreak

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as a building material, Used as fuel

Used as a dye

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

Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'

Acacia retinodes

Common Name

Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia

Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle

In Hindi

Cleyera

Silver Wattle

In German

Sakaki

Silver Wattle

In French

Cleyera

Mimosa d'été

In Spanish

Cleyera

acacia amarilla

In Greek

Cleyera

ασήμι μιμόζα

In Portuguese

Cleyera

Acacia retinodes

In Polish

Cleyera

Silver Wattle

In Latin

Ternstroemia Gymnanthera

Silver Wattle

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Theales

Fabales

Family

Theaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Cleyera

Acacia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Freziereae

Subfamily

Number of Species

18950

1 27800

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Properties of Cleyera and Silver Wattle

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

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Season and Care of Cleyera and Silver Wattle

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

Cleyera and Silver Wattle Physical Information

Cleyera and Silver Wattle physical information is very important for comparison. Cleyera height is 2,240.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Silver Wattle height is 530.00 cm and width 530.00 cm. The color specification of Cleyera and Silver Wattle are as follows:

Cleyera flower color: White and Yellow
Cleyera leaf color: Red, Dark Green and Bronze
Silver Wattle flower color: Yellow
Silver Wattle leaf color: Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Cleyera and Silver Wattle

Care of Cleyera and Silver Wattle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cleyera pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Silver Wattle pruning is done Prune after flowering. In summer Cleyera needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Silver Wattle needs Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant and in winter, it needs Average Water.