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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Biennial and Perennial  

Type
Broadleaf Evergreen  
Flowering Plants, Herbs  

Origin
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea  
Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia  

Types
Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’  
-  

Number of Varieties
1  
99+
2  

Habitat
Warmer regions  
Warmer regions  

USDA Hardiness Zone
6-10  
4-5  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
-  

Sunset Zone
21,22  
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Oval or Rounded  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
2,240.00 cm  
19
20.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
150.00 cm  
99+
30.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Yellow  
Pink  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
-  

Fruit Color
Yellow, Red, Bronze  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Dark Green, Bronze  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze  
Green, Dark Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Ovate  
Elliptic  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Slow  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer  
Late Spring, Early Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought, Salt  
Drought  

Care

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  
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral  
Neutral  

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  
Borers, Red blotch, Root weevil  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Bold  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Bees, pollinators  
Bumblebees, Butterflies  

Allergy
Mild Allergen  
allergic reaction, Headache, Liver disease, Nausea  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Used for making hedges, Used in parkland  
Beautification, Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
Anti-ageing, Good for skin and hair, Promotes healthy skin  

Edible Uses
No  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
Antispasmodic, Cough, Expectorant, Sedative  

Part of Plant Used
extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem  
Flowers, Leaves, Stem  

Other Uses
Used as a building material, Used as fuel  
Food for animals, Traditional medicine, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used to make herbal teas  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier  
Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'  
Trifolium pratense  

Common Name
Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia  
Red Clover  

In Hindi
Cleyera  
लाल तिपतिया घास  

In German
Sakaki  
Rotklee  

In French
Cleyera  
Trèfle rouge  

In Spanish
Cleyera  
Trébol rojo  

In Greek
Cleyera  
Κόκκινο τριφύλλι  

In Portuguese
Cleyera  
Trevo vermelho  

In Polish
Cleyera  
Czerwona koniczyna  

In Latin
Ternstroemia Gymnanthera  
Trifolium pratense  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Tracheophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Theales  
Fabales  

Family
Theaceae  
Fabaceae  

Genus
Cleyera  
Trifolium  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
Freziereae  
Trifolieae  

Subfamily
-  
Faboideae  

Number of Species
18  
99+
300  
99+

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Difference Between Cleyera and Red Clover

If you are confused whether Cleyera or Red Clover are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Cleyera and Red Clover Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Cleyera are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Red Clover fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Cleyera and Red Clover if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Cleyera and Red Clover

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Cleyera and Red Clover. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Cleyera and Red Clover as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Cleyera is whereas of Red Clover is Antispasmodic, Cough, Expectorant and Sedative. Cleyera has beauty benefits as follows: while Red Clover has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Cleyera vs Red Clover

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Cleyera vs Red Clover and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Cleyera are Mild Allergen whereas of Red Clover have allergic reaction, Headache, Liver disease and Nausea respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Cleyera has showy fruits and Red Clover has no showy fruits. Also Cleyera is not flowering and Red Clover is not flowering . You can compare Cleyera and Red Clover facts and facts of other plants too.

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