Name: Cleyera japonica
Brand: GoBuyPlants
SKU: 0760103
Price: 61.75 USD
Availability: InStock

Add glossy evergreen foliage, colorful new growth, and dependable screening to warm-climate landscapes. Cleyera develops an upright, full habit with leaves that emerge bronze-red before maturing to deep green. Its dense evergreen growth works well as a hedge, privacy screen, or foundation shrub.

Growing Guide

Sun Exposure: Full Sun to Part Sun
USDA Hardiness Zones: 6 - 9
Mature Height: 10'–15'
Mature Width: 8'–10'
Spacing: 9'
Soil: Acidic, well-drained soil
Water Needs: Moderate
Growth Rate: Moderate

Plant Details

Botanical Name: Ternstroemia gymnanthera
Common Name: Cleyera
Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub
Bloom Color: White
Season of Interest: Spring , Year-Round
Foliage: Evergreen
Growth Habit: Upright and Dense
Pollinator Friendly: When flowering

Key Features

Bronze-red new foliage
Glossy deep green mature leaves
Dense evergreen structure
Useful as a hedge or screen
Low-maintenance once established

Landscape Uses

Privacy screens
Hedges
Foundation plantings
Mixed borders
Specimen plantings

Planting & Care Tips

Plant in full sun to part sun.
Provide acidic, well-drained soil.
Water regularly during establishment.
Prune in spring if shaping is needed.

Companion Plants

Camellia Kanjiro
Aucuba Rozannie
Distylium Coppertone™
Nandina Gulf Stream
Liriope Big Blue

Please Note: Our photos represent the variety you will receive. Because plants are living products, size and fullness may vary naturally with the season and stage of growth, while remaining true to the variety shown.

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Size

3 GALLON

Plant Size at Shipment: (18" x 16")

Quantity

Georgia Grown

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