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Leatherwood
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About Leatherwood

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Origin

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

Types

-

Number of Varieties

10
0 40000
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Habitat

Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

10-6

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

300.00 cm
Rank: 72 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

300.00 cm
Rank: 57 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

-

Fruit Color

Bronze, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-

Leaf Color in Winter

-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate to oval

Thorns

15% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

44% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Tolerances

Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

-

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

32% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

8% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

13% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

6% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

49% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

62% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Styptic

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Wood

Other Uses

Used for woodware

Used As Indoor Plant

36% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CYRILLA racemiflora

Common Name

Leatherwood, Ironwood, Myrtle

In Hindi

Leatherwood

In German

Leather

In French

Leatherwood

In Spanish

Leatherwood

In Greek

Leatherwood

In Portuguese

Leatherwood

In Polish

Leatherwood

In Latin

Leatherwood

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Cyrillaceae

Genus

Cyrilla

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

5
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Properties of Leatherwood

Want to know the properties of Leatherwood? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Leatherwood is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Leatherwood Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Leatherwood Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Leatherwood. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Leatherwood physical information is as follows: tall and wide. Its leaf shape is . Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color:
  • Leaf color:

Care of Leatherwood

Taking Leatherwood Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Leatherwood include pruning, which should be done . The watering done in summer is and in winter is . It needs for its proper growth.

Season and care of Leatherwood

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Leatherwood is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a plant. Leatherwood is a very important plant from Most Useful Shrub Plants. There are varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: . This plant's habitat is and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.