Cleyera

Taro

About Cleyera and Taro

Cleyera

Taro

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Tender Perennial

Origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

Southeastern Asia

Types

Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’

Eddoe taro, Dasheen taro

Number of Varieties

1200

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Warmer regions

agricultural areas, Hillside, Warm and moist climatic conditions

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-1010-11

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-8

Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

2,240.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

150.00 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow

White, Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Red, Bronze

Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Dark Green, Bronze

Dark Green, Ivory

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Dark Green, Ivory

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Dark Green, Ivory

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Dark Green, Ivory

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

V-Shaped

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Partial shade, Full Shade

Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Heat Tolerance, Humidity, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container

How to Plant?

Tip cutting

From Rhizomes

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

Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Needs a lot of water initially

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Partial shade, Full Shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Rats, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Bees, pollinators

Aphids, Bugs, Snails

Allergy

Mild Allergen

Swelling in mouth, Throat itching

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

Poison Ivy, Skin cleanser, Weightloss

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent weeds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aging, Laxative, Weight loss

Part of Plant Used

extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Leaf Stalks, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as a building material, Used as fuel

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'

ALOCASIA micholitziana

Common Name

Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia

Elephant Ear, Taro

In Hindi

Cleyera

अरवी

In German

Sakaki

Colocasia (Pflanzengattung)

In French

Cleyera

Colocasia

In Spanish

Cleyera

Colocasia

In Greek

Cleyera

Colocasia

In Portuguese

Cleyera

Colocasia

In Polish

Cleyera

Kolokazja

In Latin

Ternstroemia Gymnanthera

Colocasia

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Theales

Arales

Family

Theaceae

Araceae

Genus

Cleyera

Alocasia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Freziereae

Colocasiodeae

Subfamily

Aroideae

Number of Species

1810

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Cleyera and Taro

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

Compare Broadleaf Evergreen

Cleyera and Silver Wattle

Cleyera and Bog Rosemary

Cleyera and Texas Madrone

Season and Care of Cleyera and Taro

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

Cleyera and Taro Physical Information

Cleyera and Taro physical information is very important for comparison. Cleyera height is 2,240.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Taro height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Cleyera and Taro are as follows:

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

Care of Cleyera and Taro

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