Life Span
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
Types
Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’
Number of Varieties
1
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
40000
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Habitat
Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,240.00 cm
Rank: 19 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm
Rank: 74 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Red, Bronze
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Thorns
✔
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10% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
34% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Tip cutting
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
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
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
37% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
10% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
56% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
9% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
10% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
6% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
53% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
12% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
41% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
✘
7% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
27% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Attracts
Bees, pollinators
Allergy
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Used for making hedges, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
56% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Used as a building material, Used as fuel
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
35% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
All - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'
Common Name
Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia
In Hindi
Cleyera
In German
Sakaki
In French
Cleyera
In Spanish
Cleyera
In Greek
Cleyera
In Portuguese
Cleyera
In Polish
Cleyera
In Latin
Ternstroemia Gymnanthera
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Theales
Family
Theaceae
Genus
Cleyera
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Freziereae
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
18
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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