Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
Types
-
Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’
Number of Varieties
401
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40000
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Habitat
Wild
Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-106-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-8
-
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm2,240.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Hot Pink
White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Yellow, Red, Bronze
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Red, Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Tip cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full 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
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Bees, pollinators
Allergy
poisonous if ingested
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Used for making hedges, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
constipation, Stomach pain, Swelling, Wounds
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a building material, Used as fuel
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON parryi
TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'
Common Name
Parry's Beardtongue
Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia
In Hindi
penstemon parryi
Cleyera
In German
penstemon parryi
Sakaki
In French
penstemon parryi
Cleyera
In Spanish
parryi penstemon
Cleyera
In Greek
penstemon parryi
Cleyera
In Portuguese
parryi penstemon
Cleyera
In Polish
penstemon parryi
Cleyera
In Latin
Persicaria californicum
Ternstroemia Gymnanthera
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Theales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Theaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Cleyera
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Freziereae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
118
1
27800
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