Leatherwood

Shooting Star

About Leatherwood and Shooting Star

Leatherwood

Shooting Star

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

1.3 Origin

United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States

Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 75 (Overall)▶

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1.5 Habitat

Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden

Floodplains, open Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-11

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-6

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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300.00 cm

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240.00 cm

Rank: 78 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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300.00 cm

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180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

White, Pink, Salmon, Coral

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Bronze, Sandy Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Red, Green, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate to oval

Ovate elongated

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

No serious insect or disease problems

Aphids, Fungal leaf spots

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Runny nose, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Styptic

Unknown

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Wood

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for woodware

Unknown

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CYRILLA racemiflora

CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare

7.2 Common Name

Leatherwood, Ironwood, Myrtle

American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps

7.2.1 In Hindi

Leatherwood

shooting star

7.2.2 In German

Leather

shooting star

7.2.3 In French

Leatherwood

Dodecatheon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Leatherwood

Dodecatheon

7.2.5 In Greek

Leatherwood

shooting star

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Leatherwood

Dodecatheon

7.2.7 In Polish

Leatherwood

shooting star

7.2.8 In Latin

Leatherwood

shooting star

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ericales

Primulales

8.5 Family

Cyrillaceae

Verbenaceae

8.6 Genus

Cyrilla

Dodecatheon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Leatherwood and Shooting Star

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

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Season and Care of Leatherwood and Shooting Star

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

Leatherwood and Shooting Star Physical Information

Leatherwood and Shooting Star physical information is very important for comparison. Leatherwood height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Shooting Star height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Leatherwood and Shooting Star are as follows:

Leatherwood flower color: White
Leatherwood leaf color: Green and Light Green
Shooting Star flower color: White, Pink, Salmon and Coral
Shooting Star leaf color: Red, Green and Burgundy

Care of Leatherwood and Shooting Star

Care of Leatherwood and Shooting Star include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Leatherwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Shooting Star pruning is done Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Leatherwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Shooting Star needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.