Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Grass
Origin
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Number of Varieties
120
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40000
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Habitat
Warmer regions
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-107-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 10
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
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 cm90.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow
Gray, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Red, Bronze
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Dark Green, Bronze
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
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
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, Alkaline
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
Cut back old stems to the ground
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, pollinators
-
Allergy
Mild Allergen
conjunctivitis, Pollen
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
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as a building material, Used as fuel
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
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, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'
ERAGROSTIS curvula
Common Name
Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia
Weeping Lovegrass
In Hindi
Cleyera
Weeping Lovegrass
In German
Sakaki
Weinend lovegrass
In French
Cleyera
Weeping lovegrass
In Spanish
Cleyera
Pasto llorón
In Greek
Cleyera
κλάμα Lovegrass
In Portuguese
Cleyera
chorando lovegrass
In Polish
Cleyera
Płacząca Lovegrass
In Latin
Ternstroemia Gymnanthera
Plorans Lovegrass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Theales
Cyperales
Family
Theaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Cleyera
Eragrostis
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Freziereae
Eragrostideae
Subfamily
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Chloridoideae
Number of Species
1810
1
27800
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