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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber  
Broadleaf Evergreen  

Origin
-  
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea  

Types
Oriental White Pink Oriental Light Pink Oriental Red Oriental  
Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’  

Number of Varieties
4  
99+
1  
99+

Habitat
gardens, Tropical regions  
Warmer regions  

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8  
6-10  

AHS Heat Zone
8-1  
-  

Sunset Zone
21,22  
21,22  

Habit
Upright/Erect  
Oval or Rounded  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
38.10 cm  
99+
2,240.00 cm  
19

Minimum Width
60.00 cm  
99+
150.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Pink, Magenta, Rose  
White, Yellow  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Green, Sandy Brown  
Yellow, Red, Bronze  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Red, Dark Green, Bronze  

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green  
Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green  
Dark Green  

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

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped  
Ovate  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Summer  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

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

Growth Rate
Medium  
Slow  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Summer  
Late Spring, Early Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought, Salt  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Stem Planting  
Tip cutting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry  
Water 1 in. per week during the active growing period, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

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

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  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Insignificant  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds  
Bees, pollinators  

Allergy
Asthma  
Mild Allergen  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

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

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
-  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Cough, Fever, Stomach pain, tuberculosis  
-  

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

Other Uses
Making Perfumes, Showy Purposes, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance  
Used as a building material, Used as fuel  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
LILIUM 'Acapulco'  
TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'  

Common Name
Acapulco Oriental Lily, Oriental Lily  
Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia  

In Hindi
ओरिएंटल लिली  
Cleyera  

In German
Orientalische Lilie  
Sakaki  

In French
Lily Oriental  
Cleyera  

In Spanish
lirio oriental  
Cleyera  

In Greek
Oriental Lily  
Cleyera  

In Portuguese
Lily Oriental  
Cleyera  

In Polish
Oriental Lily  
Cleyera  

In Latin
Oriental Lily  
Ternstroemia Gymnanthera  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
-  
Tracheophyta  

Class
-  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Liliales  
Theales  

Family
Liliaceae  
Theaceae  

Genus
Lilium  
Cleyera  

Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
Lilieae  
Freziereae  

Subfamily
Lilioideae  
-  

Number of Species
108  
99+
18  
99+

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Difference Between Oriental Lily and Cleyera

If you are confused whether Oriental Lily or Cleyera 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 Oriental Lily and Cleyera Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Oriental Lily are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Cleyera fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Oriental Lily and Cleyera if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Oriental Lily and Cleyera

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

Compare Facts of Oriental Lily vs Cleyera

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 Oriental Lily vs Cleyera 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 Oriental Lily are Asthma whereas of Cleyera have Mild Allergen respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Oriental Lily has no showy fruits and Cleyera has showy fruits. Also Oriental Lily is not flowering and Cleyera is not flowering . You can compare Oriental Lily and Cleyera facts and facts of other plants too.

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