Le Ann Cleyera
Ternstroemia gymnanthera 'Contherann' P.P.# 11737
Provided for consumer information—Monrovia is not currently growing this plant.
Very glossy, orange-red new foliage matures to lush, deep green. White blossoms yield to bright red berries in the fall. An important large hedge shrub that tolerates shade. Great no-care privacy screen or as a sound barrier. Evergreen.
| Key feature: | Hedge Plant |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Patent Act: | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 7 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Full to partial shade |
| Sunset climate zones: | 4 - 9, 12 - 24, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32 |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate to fast growth 10 to 12 ft. tall, 6 to 8 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Landscape use: | Privacy Screen |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Late spring |
| Foliage color: | Dark Green |
| Item no.: | 1258 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear to shape in early spring.
Design Ideas
This fine-looking shrub should be used as an evergreen contrast to blooming plants. Makes an ideal hedge both natural and sheared. Tall enough to provide dense privacy, and particularly valuable for that in shaded conditions where other screeners won't thrive. Ideal for north side foundation planting and in light challenged sideyards. Well suited to urban or woodland applications.
Companion Plants
On the shady side of the shrub, White Lilyturf (Liriope muscari 'White') or Silver Dragon Lilyturf (Liriope spicata 'Silver Dragon') make fine low-growing companions with their grassy foliage. For a blooming shrub companion, use the red flowers of Confederate Rose Mallow (Hibiscus mutabilis 'Rubrus'). A foreground planting of TropicannaTM Canna (Canna indica var. 'Phasion') works well set against the evergreen shrub.
History
This shrub known as Japanese cleyera is native to a huge range of Asia including China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, India and Borneo.
Very glossy, orange-red new foliage matures to lush, deep green. White blossoms yield to bright red berries in the fall. An important large hedge shrub that tolerates shade. Great no-care privacy screen or as a sound barrier. Evergreen.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear to shape in early spring.
Design Ideas
This fine-looking shrub should be used as an evergreen contrast to blooming plants. Makes an ideal hedge both natural and sheared. Tall enough to provide dense privacy, and particularly valuable for that in shaded conditions where other screeners won't thrive. Ideal for north side foundation planting and in light challenged sideyards. Well suited to urban or woodland applications.
Companion Plants
On the shady side of the shrub, White Lilyturf (Liriope muscari 'White') or Silver Dragon Lilyturf (Liriope spicata 'Silver Dragon') make fine low-growing companions with their grassy foliage. For a blooming shrub companion, use the red flowers of Confederate Rose Mallow (Hibiscus mutabilis 'Rubrus'). A foreground planting of TropicannaTM Canna (Canna indica var. 'Phasion') works well set against the evergreen shrub.
History
This shrub known as Japanese cleyera is native to a huge range of Asia including China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, India and Borneo.
| Key feature: | Hedge Plant |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Patent Act: | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 7 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Full to partial shade |
| Sunset climate zones: | 4 - 9, 12 - 24, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32 |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate to fast growth 10 to 12 ft. tall, 6 to 8 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Landscape use: | Privacy Screen |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Late spring |
| Foliage color: | Dark Green |
| Item no.: | 1258 |