Life Span
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Origin
United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States
Types
-
Number of Varieties
10
0
40000
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Habitat
Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-6
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm
Rank: 72 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm
Rank: 57 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Fruit Color
Bronze, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate to oval
Thorns
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15% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
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44% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Tolerances
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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32% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
✔
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9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
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8% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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13% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
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54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
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12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
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12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
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6% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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49% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Attracts
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
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62% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Styptic
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Flowers, Wood
Other Uses
Used for woodware
Used As Indoor Plant
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36% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
CYRILLA racemiflora
Common Name
Leatherwood, Ironwood, Myrtle
In Hindi
Leatherwood
In German
Leather
In French
Leatherwood
In Spanish
Leatherwood
In Greek
Leatherwood
In Portuguese
Leatherwood
In Polish
Leatherwood
In Latin
Leatherwood
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Cyrillaceae
Genus
Cyrilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
5
1
27800
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