Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Shrub
Origin
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’
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Number of Varieties
140
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40000
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Habitat
Warmer regions
Wild
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-108-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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10-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
10, 11, 12, 13
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,240.00 cm90.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow
Hot Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Tip cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water 1 in. per week during the active growing period, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, pollinators
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Mild Allergen
poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Used for making hedges, Used in parkland
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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constipation, Stomach pain, Swelling, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Used as a building material, Used as fuel
Showy Purposes, 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
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'
PENSTEMON parryi
Common Name
Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia
Parry's Beardtongue
In Hindi
Cleyera
penstemon parryi
In German
Sakaki
penstemon parryi
In French
Cleyera
penstemon parryi
In Spanish
Cleyera
parryi penstemon
In Greek
Cleyera
penstemon parryi
In Portuguese
Cleyera
parryi penstemon
In Polish
Cleyera
penstemon parryi
In Latin
Ternstroemia Gymnanthera
Persicaria californicum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Theales
Lamiales
Family
Theaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Cleyera
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Freziereae
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
181
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27800
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