Japanese Cleyera is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with high branches and rounded crown.  The new growth emerges bronze and matures to leathery dark green leaves with a paler underside.  Its fragrant downward-facing clusters of white flowers bloom in late spring followed by shiny black fruit. Prefers part sun and moist, well-drained soil.  Drought tolerant when established.  Very similar and often sold as Cleyera japonica.
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 Type:  | 
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 Height:  | 
 10’ - 15’  | 
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 Spread:  | 
 8’ - 10'  | 
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 Spacing:  | 
 9’  | 
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 USDA Hardiness Zone:  | 
 6 - 9  | 
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 Culture:  | 
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 Bloom Color:  | 
 White  | 
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Shelter from strong winds.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Foundational Plantings, Hedges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Crape Myrtle, Fringe Flower, Holly
IMAGES: Jennifer Snyder, Ternstroemia, (2) KENPEI, Ternstroemia gymnanthera3, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Lord Koxinga, 2010 07 21110 6750 Da'an District, Taipei, Daan Park, Ternstroemia gymnanthera, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown