Light Needs
Mature Height
Mature Spread
Growing Zones
The Juliet Cleyera is a bold and beautiful choice. The foliage’s new growth first appears maroon before it transforms to an olive green with white edges. Its generous height makes it perfect for privacy use. This evergreen will provide you with color all year.
The dense foliage is unique for a Cleyera. It emerges as a maroon color and transitions to an olive green with cream-white edges. The Juliet Cleyera is an evergreen that provides your yard with color all year. With a mature height of eight to ten feet and a width five to six feet wide, this shrub makes for a perfect screen or hedge. Other uses include accent and mass planting.
Juliet Cleyera Care
Plant the Juliet Cleyera in full sun to part shade for best results. Water regularly until established. Once established, water needs are regularly. Soil should remain moist and well-drained. Soil Ph level should be acidic. Apply fertilizer in the spring that is specifically for acidic plants. Trim in the spring before new growth appears to shape.
Juliet Cleyera Spacing
When planting as a screen or hedge, plant four feet, center on center. For other uses such as an accent plant, space 7 feet, center on center.
Juliet Cleyera Plant Facts
Growing Conditions
- Hardiness ZonesGrowing Zones
- USDA Zones 7 to 10 (perennial); grown as an annual elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown indoors elsewhere (outdoors year-round); grown in containers elsewhere (grown as a seasonal crop)
- Sun Exposure
- Part Shade to Full Sun (4+ Hours Direct Sun)
- Mature Height
- 8-10 Feet
- Mature Spread
- 5-6 Feet
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Growth Habit
- , Dwarf
- Water Needs
- Average
Flowers & Foliage
- Flower Colors
- Flower Description
- White
- Bloom Time
- Grown for Foliage
- Blooms On
-
Old Wood
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"Blooms on" tells you which stems produce flowers, which decides when it's safe to prune.
- New Wood: Flowers form on stems that grow this season. Prune in late winter or early spring without losing blooms.
- Old Wood: Flower buds form on last year's stems. Prune right after flowering. Pruning in fall or early spring removes next year's blooms.
- Both New and Old Wood: Blooms on last year's stems and again on new growth, so it flowers even after a hard winter or a mistimed pruning. Prune lightly after the first flush of blooms.
- When to Prune
- Right after flowering
- Foliage Color
- , Green
- Foliage Description
- Variegated Glossy Gold/Green
- Foliage Type
- , Evergreen, Variegated
- Seasonal Interest
- , Fall Interest, Winter Interest, 4 Season Interest
Garden Benefits
Plant Overview
- Common Name
- Juliet Cleyera
- Botanical Name
- Ternstroemia gymnanthera 'Broody' PPAF
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Please Note: The pictures below are to give a general representation of the different container sizes. The actual size/ages of plants are estimates and will vary based on type of plant, time of year, last pruning & many other factors.
Also Known As:
Quart
Plant Age:
~ 6 months - 1 year
Plant Size:
~ 4"-8"
Pot Size:
~ 4.75"H x 4.5"W
Volume:
1.50 quarts
Also Known As:
2.5 Quart Pot
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 8"-12"
Pot Size:
~ 6.5"H x 6.5"W
Volume:
2.20-2.30 quarts
Also Known As:
#1 Container
1 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1 - 2 years old
Plant Size:
~ 10"-14"
Pot Size:
~ 7"H x 7.75"W
Volume:
2.26-3.73 quarts
Also Known As:
#2 Container
2 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 1.5 - 3 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-18"
Pot Size:
~ 9.5"H x 9.5"W
Volume:
1.19-1.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#3 Container
3 Gallon
Plant Age:
~ 2 - 4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 12"-30"
Pot Size:
~9.5"H x 11"W
Volume:
2.32-2.76 gallons
Also Known As:
#5 Container
5 Gallon
Plant Age:
~3-4 years old
Plant Size:
~ 20" - 60"
Pot Size:
~11" H x 10 1/2” W
Volume:
3.5 - 4 gallons
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