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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
South America, Argentina, Brazil

Types

Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’
Oxalis acetosella Oxalis adenophylla Oxalis albicans Oxalis alpina

Number of Varieties

1-
0 40000
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Habitat

Warmer regions
Deep, Hardwood forests

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-107-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
8-6

Sunset Zone

21,22
21,22

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

2,240.00 cm15.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

150.00 cm25.40 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow
Pink, Light Pink, Rose

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Red, Bronze
Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Dark Green, Bronze
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Obcordate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

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

Growth Rate

Slow
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought, Salt
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Tip cutting
Corms or bulbs, From Rhizomes

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
Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

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

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought, Shade areas

Facts

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
-

Allergy

Mild Allergen
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Flowers

Other Uses

Used as a building material, Used as fuel
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'
OXALIS articulata

Common Name

Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia
Sorrel, Wood Sorrel

In Hindi

Cleyera
sorrel

In German

Sakaki
Sauerampfer

In French

Cleyera
oseille

In Spanish

Cleyera
alazán

In Greek

Cleyera
οξαλίδα

In Portuguese

Cleyera
alazão

In Polish

Cleyera
szczaw

In Latin

Ternstroemia Gymnanthera
varii,

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Theales
Oxalidales

Family

Theaceae
Oxalidaceae

Genus

Cleyera
Oxalis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Freziereae
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Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

18900
1 27800
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Difference Between Cleyera and Sorrel

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Importance of Cleyera and Sorrel

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Cleyera and Sorrel. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Cleyera and Sorrel 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 Sorrel is . Cleyera has beauty benefits as follows: while Sorrel has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Cleyera vs Sorrel

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 Sorrel 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 Sorrel have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Cleyera has showy fruits and Sorrel has no showy fruits. Also Cleyera is not flowering and Sorrel is not flowering . You can compare Cleyera and Sorrel facts and facts of other plants too.