Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Perennial
Origin
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
Mediterranean
Types
Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’
Lavandula stoechas
Number of Varieties
120
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40000
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Habitat
Warmer regions
Mediterranean region
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-108-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
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
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,240.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow
Purple, Blue Violet, Plum
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Red, Bronze
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Dark Green, Bronze
Sea Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Sea Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Sea Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Long Narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fast
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
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
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
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
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
Grasshoppers
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, pollinators
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Mild Allergen
Headache
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Used for making hedges, Used in parkland
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Cold, Nausia, Treating fever, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Flowers, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as a building material, Used as fuel
Air freshner, Used as an insecticide
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Herb, Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'
Lavandula Stoechas
Common Name
Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia
Topped Lavender, Spanish Lavender
In Hindi
Cleyera
Spanish Lavender
In German
Sakaki
Spanish Lavender
In French
Cleyera
Spanish Lavender
In Spanish
Cleyera
Spanish Lavender
In Greek
Cleyera
Ισπανικά Λεβάντα
In Portuguese
Cleyera
Spanish Lavender
In Polish
Cleyera
Spanish Lavender
In Latin
Ternstroemia Gymnanthera
Spanish Lavender
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Theales
Lamiales
Family
Theaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Cleyera
Lavandula
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Freziereae
Lavanduleae
Subfamily
-
Nepetoideae
Number of Species
1839
1
27800
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